How do I get my doctor to go to an area/object before seeing each patient?

[katie_m]

I want to maximize my doctor's utilization but at the same time he needs to go to his computer before seeing every patient. How do I get him to do this? I assume it is a global process. Currently he moves from bed to bed so long as there is a patient in the bed. If there are no patients available for him to see, he returns to his home base. Thanks!

[Matthew_Gillespie]

Are you using the Patient Rounds pickoption? Or how are you getting the doctor to move from bed to bed? With patient activities?

[katie_m]

The patients are scheduled, but yes, it is just one doctor in this clinic setting, so with patient activities... they wait in the bed until he is available to see them. Right now, following nodes, he goes directly from one patient's bed to the next.

[sean_a · Accepted solution]

Katie,

computeraftereachpatient.fsm
Take a peak at this model.

May not be the best way to do it, but it works.

For the "Activity Finished Trigger" you put the next activity as the Global Process. It looked like initially it was specific to a patient but it seems like the program doesn't mind. For the "GoToComputer" process I put the priority up to 200 to make sure it comes next instead of the doctor seeing the next patient.

[lou_keller]

Hi Katie, Take a look at the model I've attached to this response. I've included the "How-to" write up that usually accompanies the model so you get the entire story of what it takes to get RNs to do rounds in an outpatient clinic before a patient is seen by the MD. In this model, every time an RN goes to the patient's bed to take vitals, they go to the nearest computer to record the results, and then return to the Nurses station. Then, after a period of time, the MD sees the patient and then the patient departs the clinic. Once you've looked at the model and write-up, let me know if you have any questions! My best, Lou vital-sign-frequency-demo-8-2-2017.zip

[lou_keller]

One more thing! In this model, the computer table isn't a "Location" you'll find in any Area/Location listings or in the Flow Chart. That's because the Computer Table is a Prop used as a Destination! It's one of the neat features of Flexsim HC that modelers don't use enough! Lou