Typical Healthcare Planning Problems
SIMUL8 simulation software can be used to simulate common problems faced by healthcare organizations across the world. These are just a few examples of how it is being used right now.
Reach E.R. Waiting Times Targets with Simulation
Governments across the world have introduced waiting times on their Accident and Emergency wards, but how do healthcare providers achieve these targets without compromising patient care?
Even before targets were set SIMUL8 simulation has been used for over a decade by health services to reduce waiting times and improve patient care. Read more...
Resource Capacity and Planning
From bed management decisions to planning staff schedules, simulation helps identify opportunities for improving patient flow through better resource utilization and staff capacity.Read more...
Changing Patient Care Pathways
The outcome of implementing new services is a difficult task. Will resources be able to cope? Is the new pathway more cost effective? Are patients better of? Simulation allows you to see the impact of change before action. Read more...
Ensuring Patient Safety
"Simulation trials have shown that modeling and simulation could reduce medical error costs by up to $17 billion across the country." Congressman J. Randy Forbes
"Although it is a rare occurrence, pilots regularly rehearse engine failure in simulators. So that when faced with a real situation habit takes over. Simulation enables people to train for rare events that do not occur often, in real life." Sir Liam Dondaldson, Chief Medical Officer.
Hospital Moves
Simulation has been used worldwide to help large hospitals plan building and floor relocations, and even mass hospital evacuations as it allows you to plan for every eventuality.
Managing Out-Patient Flow
Problems can arise at different parts of the outpatient clinic process that decrease efficiency, making it difficult to effectively care for high volumes of patients. Simulation can be used to test methods to improve patient visit efficiency without affecting the daily running of a clinic.Read more...
Winter Pressures and System Resilience
Simulation is currently being used by the UK health service to simulate 'Winter Pressures' - the effect of weather and seasonal disease on Emergency Room attendance and resources.Read more...
Operating Room Utilization
Hospitals and healthcare centers around the world use simulation to ensure that the expensive resource of an O.R. is used effectively. Read more...
Design of Healthcare Facilities
Balance the needs of budget constraints with clinicians' visions by planning beds, staffing and more in advance with simulation to ensure new health facilities function efficiently and safely.
Healthcare Case Studies
Johns Hopkins - Simulating a Transplant Center
Using SIMUL8, Johns Hopkins has successfully identified the areas that will allow them to automate steps to off load staff responsibilities.
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FUNSALUD - Shaping Obesity Services in Mexico
SIMUL8 was used to project the future costs of treatment and to identify where investment is required to cope with a 108% increase in demand.
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