Change patient destination based on model census

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Lawrence B2 asked Jul 13, '18 Cliff King answered Jul 17, '18

Change patient destination based on model census

Hello,

The ED scenario I'm trying to model includes the following: during low census times, the ED internal waiting room is used for low acuity patients as they wait for results / etc. As the day progresses and the census increases, the ED staff start to use that room for higher level patients, and the lower level patients are staged in the waiting room.

I've figured out the logic for moving a patient to the internal waiting room instead of the main bed area using getcensus(model). But how do I get them to stay in the main bed area if they're already there? And is this even the right way to go about modeling this ?

Thanks!!!

Software Version:

FlexSim HC 5.3.4

patient tracks model census

Answer 1 · 2018-07-17T18:43:56Z

Cliff King answered Jul 17, '18

Try using Decision Point activities within your patient track flow to accomplish your goals. I don't see anything overly challenging about what you are attempting to do, but if you run into problems, post your model and explain the problem, and we should be able to get it working for you!

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