A queueing theory based model for business continuity in hospitals.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2013: 922-5, 2013.
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Clinical activities can be seen as results of precise and defined events' succession where every single phase is characterized by a waiting time which includes working duration and possible delay. Technology makes part of this process. For a proper business continuity management, planning the minimum number of devices according to the working load only is not enough. A risk analysis on the whole process should be carried out in order to define which interventions and extra purchase have to be made. Markov models and reliability engineering approaches can be used for evaluating the possible interventions and to protect the whole system from technology failures. The following paper reports a case study on the application of the proposed integrated model, including risk analysis approach and queuing theory model, for defining the proper number of device which are essential to guarantee medical activity and comply the business continuity management requirements in hospitals.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Comercio
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Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente
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Hospitales
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Modelos Teóricos
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En
Revista:
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
Año:
2013
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Article
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Estados Unidos