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Transcript
00:03
An activity set is a set of pre-configured activities that are bundled together into a container and represent a specific task.
00:11
Within an activity set, you can add, remove, modify, or rearrange activities as needed.
00:20
Remember that you must link the activities within a set to the corresponding entities in your model to create an accurate simulation.
00:28
In this example, a model of a clinic is built and includes a waiting area, a registration desk with a clerk,
00:36
a nurse station, exam tables, and a scale.
00:44
There is also a prebuilt A* navigation to control the paths that the patients and staff members will travel.
00:52
In the Patient Flow, the process begins with a Source to generate patients.
00:59
When a patient enters the model, they wait in line to check in at the registration desk with the Wait in Line then Process activity set.
01:08
The next task, Process, is the only one that is not an activity set.
01:14
This was created by adding container and then the individual activities, Acquire Location, Walk,
01:22
and Release Location to represent waiting in the waiting room.
01:26
You can rename each activity set to represent the task.
01:30
Here, the first Escort then Process Activity is renamed “Weight at Scale”, since the patient will be escorted to the scale and weighed.
01:39
The second is renamed “Escort to Exam Room”.
01:43
Process with Staff is then used for the appointment and renamed “Meet with Doctor”.
01:50
Finally, Escort to Exit ends the patient flow.
01:54
The first two sets are renamed “Sign in” and “Waiting Room”.
01:59
Now, the resources within each set need to be linked to the appropriate entity in your model.
02:06
In Sign in, open the Waiting Line Quick Properties, click the Sampler, and then select WaitingLine1 to link the two.
02:18
For Location, sample Registration1.
02:24
Then, for Staff, sample Clerk1.
02:31
You can also rename activities or resources—here, rename Staff to “Clerk”.
02:38
When you update a resource name, the linked activities automatically update as well, as you see here with Clerk and Registration Desk.
02:48
Next, in the Process Quick Properties, adjust the settings as needed.
02:55
Here, the Process Time is set to 30.
02:60
Next, in the Waiting Room, for Location Resource, sample the waiting area, or Chairs1.
03:08
Again, these activities were added manually, so there is some additional setup.
03:15
Link the Acquire location and Release location activities to the Location Resource.
03:21
Additionally, combine Acquire Location, Walk, and Release Location into an activity block.
03:29
In Weight at Scale, for Location1, sample Scale1, and then rename the Resource “Scale”.
03:40
For Staff1, sample RN1, and then name it “Nurse”.
03:48
For the next activity, you want the same nurse to escort the patient to the exam room without being released.
03:56
Select the Weight at Scale activity block, click and drag the Release Nurse out of the block, and then, delete it.
04:04
Similarly, in the Escort To Exam Room activity block, delete the Acquire Staff activity.
04:12
For Escort to Exam Room, you want the same nurse who weighed the patient to escort them to the exam room.
04:19
For Staff3, instead of sampling the nurse in the model, you can just sample the Nurse in the Weight at Scale.
04:27
Note the asterisk on this Resource.
04:31
Next, for Location2, sample Exam Table1, and in the menu, select the previously created ExamTables group.
04:42
Then, rename the resource to “Exam Table”.
04:47
To prevent the release of the exam table before meeting with the Doctor, remove Release Exam Table from the Escort to Exam Room block.
04:56
Drag and place the table in the Escort to Exit below Escort Patient, to release it when the patient leaves.
05:03
Back in Escort to Exam Room, since the Nurse does not need to process the patient, set the Process Time to 0.
05:12
Next, in the Meet with Doctor set, for Staff2, sample MD1, then rename the Resource “Doctor”.
05:23
Then, set the Process Time to 5 minutes.
05:27
Note that you can also change the State of the involved objects.
05:32
In this case, the Doctor is ProvidingCare,
05:36
but you can select State > Staff to select from other options, such as performing a task or having a break.
05:45
Using the appropriate state helps you to more accurately represent your end-to-end flow
05:50
and provides more detailed statistics for analysis later.
05:54
The final activity set is Escort to Exit.
05:59
For Staff4, sample the Nurse and then, for the Exit, sample Glass Door1.
06:10
The rest of the activity set is already set up to release the Exam table, release the Nurse, and remove the patient from the model.
06:20
Now, you can Reset and Run the model.
06:23
Watch as the patient enters and checks in, waits in the waiting area, is escorted to the scale, proceeds to the Exam Room,
06:32
meets with the Doctor, and finally, is escorted to the exit.
06:37
Now you can modify and customize the activity sets in your healthcare model to create an accurate representation of your process.
00:03
An activity set is a set of pre-configured activities that are bundled together into a container and represent a specific task.
00:11
Within an activity set, you can add, remove, modify, or rearrange activities as needed.
00:20
Remember that you must link the activities within a set to the corresponding entities in your model to create an accurate simulation.
00:28
In this example, a model of a clinic is built and includes a waiting area, a registration desk with a clerk,
00:36
a nurse station, exam tables, and a scale.
00:44
There is also a prebuilt A* navigation to control the paths that the patients and staff members will travel.
00:52
In the Patient Flow, the process begins with a Source to generate patients.
00:59
When a patient enters the model, they wait in line to check in at the registration desk with the Wait in Line then Process activity set.
01:08
The next task, Process, is the only one that is not an activity set.
01:14
This was created by adding container and then the individual activities, Acquire Location, Walk,
01:22
and Release Location to represent waiting in the waiting room.
01:26
You can rename each activity set to represent the task.
01:30
Here, the first Escort then Process Activity is renamed “Weight at Scale”, since the patient will be escorted to the scale and weighed.
01:39
The second is renamed “Escort to Exam Room”.
01:43
Process with Staff is then used for the appointment and renamed “Meet with Doctor”.
01:50
Finally, Escort to Exit ends the patient flow.
01:54
The first two sets are renamed “Sign in” and “Waiting Room”.
01:59
Now, the resources within each set need to be linked to the appropriate entity in your model.
02:06
In Sign in, open the Waiting Line Quick Properties, click the Sampler, and then select WaitingLine1 to link the two.
02:18
For Location, sample Registration1.
02:24
Then, for Staff, sample Clerk1.
02:31
You can also rename activities or resources—here, rename Staff to “Clerk”.
02:38
When you update a resource name, the linked activities automatically update as well, as you see here with Clerk and Registration Desk.
02:48
Next, in the Process Quick Properties, adjust the settings as needed.
02:55
Here, the Process Time is set to 30.
02:60
Next, in the Waiting Room, for Location Resource, sample the waiting area, or Chairs1.
03:08
Again, these activities were added manually, so there is some additional setup.
03:15
Link the Acquire location and Release location activities to the Location Resource.
03:21
Additionally, combine Acquire Location, Walk, and Release Location into an activity block.
03:29
In Weight at Scale, for Location1, sample Scale1, and then rename the Resource “Scale”.
03:40
For Staff1, sample RN1, and then name it “Nurse”.
03:48
For the next activity, you want the same nurse to escort the patient to the exam room without being released.
03:56
Select the Weight at Scale activity block, click and drag the Release Nurse out of the block, and then, delete it.
04:04
Similarly, in the Escort To Exam Room activity block, delete the Acquire Staff activity.
04:12
For Escort to Exam Room, you want the same nurse who weighed the patient to escort them to the exam room.
04:19
For Staff3, instead of sampling the nurse in the model, you can just sample the Nurse in the Weight at Scale.
04:27
Note the asterisk on this Resource.
04:31
Next, for Location2, sample Exam Table1, and in the menu, select the previously created ExamTables group.
04:42
Then, rename the resource to “Exam Table”.
04:47
To prevent the release of the exam table before meeting with the Doctor, remove Release Exam Table from the Escort to Exam Room block.
04:56
Drag and place the table in the Escort to Exit below Escort Patient, to release it when the patient leaves.
05:03
Back in Escort to Exam Room, since the Nurse does not need to process the patient, set the Process Time to 0.
05:12
Next, in the Meet with Doctor set, for Staff2, sample MD1, then rename the Resource “Doctor”.
05:23
Then, set the Process Time to 5 minutes.
05:27
Note that you can also change the State of the involved objects.
05:32
In this case, the Doctor is ProvidingCare,
05:36
but you can select State > Staff to select from other options, such as performing a task or having a break.
05:45
Using the appropriate state helps you to more accurately represent your end-to-end flow
05:50
and provides more detailed statistics for analysis later.
05:54
The final activity set is Escort to Exit.
05:59
For Staff4, sample the Nurse and then, for the Exit, sample Glass Door1.
06:10
The rest of the activity set is already set up to release the Exam table, release the Nurse, and remove the patient from the model.
06:20
Now, you can Reset and Run the model.
06:23
Watch as the patient enters and checks in, waits in the waiting area, is escorted to the scale, proceeds to the Exam Room,
06:32
meets with the Doctor, and finally, is escorted to the exit.
06:37
Now you can modify and customize the activity sets in your healthcare model to create an accurate representation of your process.