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An optimized queue management system to improve patient flow in the absence of appointment system.

Komal Aqeel SafdarAli EmrouznejadPrasanta Kumar Dey
Published in: International journal of health care quality assurance (2021)
The current study develops a queue evaluation model for a busy outpatients' department in a public hospital, where "all" patients are walk-in and no appointment systems. This model provides vital information in the form of "required" number of personnel which allows the administrators to control the queue pre-emptively minimizing wait times, with optimal yet dynamic staff allocation. Additionally, the dynamic framework specifically targets practical implementation in resource-poor public hospitals of emerging economies for continuous queue monitoring.
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