@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2113,
	  title     = {Study and Design of Patient Flow at the Medicine Department of a University Hospital},
	  author    = {P. Prudtikul and  S. Pathomsiri},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Most, if not all, public hospitals in Thailand have encountered a common problem regarding the increasing demand for medical services. The increasing number of patients causes so much strain on the hospital-s services, over-crowded, overloaded working hours, staff fatigue, medical error and long waiting time. This research studied the characteristics of operational processes of the medical care services at the medicine department in a large public university hospital. The research focuses on details regarding methods, procedures, processes, resources, and time management in overall processes. The simulation model is used as a tool to analyze the impact of various improvement strategies.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences},
	  volume    = {7},
	  number    = {2},
	  year      = {2013},
	  pages     = {95 - 99},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2113},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/74},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 74, 2013},
	}