Workflow Simulation Improving clinical workflows through process simulation

Workflow simulation drives efficient healthcare outcomes by making best use of space, equipment, and staff to improve care delivery and create human-centered hospital operations that will improve staff satisfaction and enhance patient experience. To predict the impact of operational layout changes, it utilizes a protected 3D environment, a so called “digital twin” of your institution, to simulate more efficient scenarios making use of patient pathways, staff scheduling and movements, utilization and performance data from diagnostic equipment, and other data sources to build a dynamic and comprehensive model that can be used as a testbed. This identifies sustainable improvement opportunities within your hospital workflows, and drives operational excellence for informed decisions that deliver better revenue. 
Experience the revolution in healthcare with our optimized clinical workflow and virtual medical simulation. 

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  • Visualization of clinical processes and workflows
  • Transparency on dependencies of resource allocation, capacity, and utilization 
  • Stress test different scenarios with small investment
  • Patient-centric or provider-centric view of processes
  • Identify improvement measures more easily and predict operational and financial impact
  • Lower cost burden by increased device utilization

There are three primary healthcare domains where workflow simulation has already proven its worth: The outcome specific scenario, the quantitative basis scenario & the stress test. Our consultants guide the selection of scenarios that allow us to experiment with process improvements, bypassing costly real-world trials, and providing valuable insights for your institutions.

Outcome specific scenario 

Reorganization of patient flow and clinical workflow in a specific department.

Workflow Simulation supports the goal of 15% productivity gain at Oulu Hospital

Merging departments could deliver increased operational efficiency and support the 15% productivity gain target of the new hospital at Oulu University Hospital, Finland.

Quantitative basis scenario 

Evaluating the impact of different layout scenarios, such as re-arranging waiting areas.

Workflow Simulation can increase the patient throughput by 100% at Radboud UMC

Potential improvements of the MRI workflow for breast screening have been identified at Radboud UMC, Netherlands.

Stress test scenario

Performing operational stress testing on a department or an entire hospital.

Workflow Simulation at Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk showed improvement potential of 65 additional patients weekly

Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk, Netherlands could provide additional MRI scans as identified during the stress test.  


Blerim Pruthi, Head of Planning Solutions for Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and Surgery | Facility Design and Planning Services

Head of Planning Solutions for Cardiology, Interventional Radiology and Surgery 
Blerim joined Siemens Healthineers in 2008 and has since worked in several key roles. Since 2015 he has been the head of Planning Solutions for Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, and Surgery. The team he leads is responsible for the layout and design of clinical spaces for these three specialties. Blerim and his talented colleagues provide optimal solutions for entire healthcare facilities, individual departments within facilities, or, occasionally, just one important room. One of Blerim’s more recent projects centered on a new heart center that was planned by two hospitals that had merged. The project required the team to anticipate how cardiovascular care will look in the future.


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