Simulating health care in prison systems

Due to the increase in gang violence in today's prisons, Corrections Departments face the challenge of keeping prison staff and inmates safe while meeting aggressive goals to provide healthcare in a timely manner. This paper discusses the approach of using simulation modeling to analyze and ide...

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Hauptverfasser: Faller, S.L., Flynn, C.T., Ferrin, D.M.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Due to the increase in gang violence in today's prisons, Corrections Departments face the challenge of keeping prison staff and inmates safe while meeting aggressive goals to provide healthcare in a timely manner. This paper discusses the approach of using simulation modeling to analyze and identify the most effective business processes to meet these goals in a complex Receiving and Release area of a State Prison.
ISSN:0891-7736
1558-4305
DOI:10.1109/WSC.2009.5429698