The Simulation Model of Teleradiology in Telemedicine Project
| Autor: | Maryam Goodarzi, Mashallah Torabi, Mahdieh Tavassoli, Azadeh Goodini, Reza Safdari, Mohammadmehdi Shabani, Mohamad Darayi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Telemedicine
Health (social science) Process management Teleradiology Leadership and Management Computer science Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject Pilot Projects Iran computer.software_genre 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Software Resource (project management) Humans Computer Simulation 030212 general & internal medicine Function (engineering) Care Planning media_common Radiology Department Hospital business.industry Health Policy Process Assessment Health Care Simulation software Embedded system Conceptual model business computer |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 1525-5794 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/hcm.0000000000000049 |
| Popis: | Telemedicine projects are aimed at offering medical services to people who do not have access to direct diagnosis and treatment services. As a powerful tool for analyzing the performance of complex systems and taking probable events into consideration, systemic simulation can facilitate the analysis of implementation processes of telemedicine projects in real-life-like situations. The aim of the present study was to propose a model for planning resource capacities and allocating human and operational resources to promote the efficiency of telemedicine project by investigating the process of teleradiology. In this article, after verification of the conceptual model by the experts of this field, the computerized simulation model is developed using simulation software Arena. After specifying the required data, different improvement scenarios are run using the computerized model by feeding the data into the software and validation and verification of the model. Fixing input data of the system such as the number of patients, their waiting time, and process time of each function, for example, magnetic resonance imaging or scan, has been compared with the current radiology process. Implementing the teleradiology model resulted in reduction of time of patients in the system (current: 1.84 ± 0.00, tele: 0.81 ± 0.00). Furthermore, through this process, they can allocate the lower resources to perform better functions of staff. The use of computerized simulation is essential for designing processes, optimal allocation of resources, planning, and making appropriate decisions for providing timely services to patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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