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Near real-time bed modelling feasibility study

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  • Tracey England
  • Daniel Gartner
  • Edward Ostler
  • Paul Harper
  • Doris Behrens
  • John Boulton
  • Dilwyn Bull
  • Claire Cordeaux
  • Ian Jenkins
  • Fiona Lindsay
  • Rhys Monk
  • Leanne Watkins

Abstract

Hospital bed management is crucial to ensure that patients do not have to wait for the right bed for their care. A simulation model has been developed that mimics the bed management rules applied to the Trauma & Orthopaedic wards of a busy Welsh hospital. The model includes forecasting methodologies to predict the number of emergency admissions, split by gender. The model uses near real-time admission data to see whether patients will be admitted to a given ward on a given day in a 7-day planning horizon. The one-week feasibility pilot study examined the accuracy and usability of the tool. The study has shown that it is possible to correctly predict the short-term processes of a Trauma & Orthopaedic bed management system by accurately forecasting arrivals, using known data and statistical distributions to predict patient length of stay, and applying generic bed management rules to dictate their placement.

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  • Tracey England & Daniel Gartner & Edward Ostler & Paul Harper & Doris Behrens & John Boulton & Dilwyn Bull & Claire Cordeaux & Ian Jenkins & Fiona Lindsay & Rhys Monk & Leanne Watkins, 2021. "Near real-time bed modelling feasibility study," Journal of Simulation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 261-272, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjsmxx:v:15:y:2021:i:4:p:261-272
    DOI: 10.1080/17477778.2019.1706434
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