کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1138321 1489209 2007 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A stochastic model for a visit to the doctor’s office
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی کنترل و سیستم های مهندسی
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A stochastic model for a visit to the doctor’s office
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper presents a stochastic model of an individual patient’s experience during a visit to a doctor’s office. The stochastic model is based on tracking the visit of patients at a local family practice clinic. A rigorous, iterative procedure for model development allows the stochastic model to be constructed, evaluated, and validated to establish consistency with both the theoretical stochastic assumptions and the clinic’s actual operating environment. This model extends the use of stochastic models in health care in two important respects. First, the stochastic model represents an application of semi-Markov processes in outpatient health care settings. Second, through the use of the infinitesimal generator associated with the transition probability matrices governing patient flow, numerical predictions for first passage times are easily obtained.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Mathematical and Computer Modelling - Volume 45, Issues 3–4, February 2007, Pages 309–323
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