Inpatient admission system model using SIMAN software.

In this paper a simulation model is developed as a tool to describe the behavior of the inpatient admission system in a hospital. Due to difficulties involved in the self-development or vendor approach to model such a complex system, the author uses SIMAN software to develop a simulation model for the inpatient admission system. To most hospitals, advantages are gained in terms of reduced purchasing and maintenance cost, and ease of use, as this software can run on any personal computer.