Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Simulation
Healthcare is a critically important topic today. Not only is it one of the most important components of an individual’s life, is one of society's largest costs. The operational effectiveness of hospitals and clinics, the prediction and mitigation of diseases and epidemic outbreaks, the quality and timeliness of new medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies – all these are key factors directly affecting both the quality of life and social climate both in any country and the world as a whole. Rising costs, advanced medical treatments, insurance policies, and a rapidly aging population are steadily driving costs upward; efficiency and cost reduction are now becoming key themes in an industry that had previously only considered humanitarianism and quality of care. Healthcare institutions are deploying standard approaches from other industries to improve their efficiencies. For example, hospitals and wards are being designed to streamline patient flow and minimize travel time and delay. Key resources such as doctors, nurses, and other personnel are being analyzed to determine optimum staffing levels and schedules. Procedures are under review; bottlenecks are being identified, metrics are being developed, equipment utilization is being optimized. Developing solutions for all these tasks requires detailed analysis and experimentation-exactly the kind of disruption a busy hospital cannot abide. Simulation modeling techniques will support a wide range of analyses in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals areas without the need for expensive and tedious live experiments. Simulation will allow us to play out multiple scenarios quickly and easily. Even more importantly patient care will not suffer during this simulated process and layout redesign. For the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries we accomplish the following tasks:
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