An Operations Research Model of a Health Care Appointment System.

Abstract

This study models a clinic at Silas B. Hays Hospital, Fort Ord, California. The purpose is to propose a means of scheduling appointments in a clinic. Estimates of parameters of the model were made, inputs and outputs of the model were calculated and a sensitivity analysis was performed. Finally, conclusions were stated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017535

Entities

People

  • Robert Stanley Nemmers

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Operations Research
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Sensitivity

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Medical or Health Care Field.