Application of Queueing Theory to the Analysis of Changes in Outpatients' Waiting Times in Hospitals Introducing EMR

ObjectivesThis research used queueing theory to analyze changes in outpatients' waiting times before and after the introduction of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.MethodsWe focused on the exact drawing of two fundamental parameters for queueing analysis, arrival rate (λ) and service rat...

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Main Authors: Kyoung Won Cho, Seong Min Kim, Young Moon Chae, Yong Uk Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Medical Informatics 2017-01-01
Series:Healthcare Informatics Research
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Online Access:http://e-hir.org/upload/pdf/hir-23-35.pdf