Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/201225 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ETLA Working Papers No. 10
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper utilizes queuing models to analyze health care processes. We extend previous queuing models to allow for i) heterogeneous resources, ii) resource allocation to various tasks, and iii) teams (complementary resources). We model a process of one clinical unit. We use the model to analyze how resource allocation affects both process performance and utilization of resources. This approach emphasizes how allocation of resources to tasks affects process performance. We illustrate how the model can be used to analyze how variations in resources affect process performance and for example how ICT affects process performance.
Subjects: 
processes
queues
performance
information and communication technology
JEL: 
I12
C61
D24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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