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Table 3 Validation results of the interacting pseudo-agent approach

From: Simulating an emergency department: the importance of modeling the interactions between physicians and delegates in a discrete event simulation

Performance measure

Without interaction

Pseudo-agent

Pseudo-agent

  

(interaction disabled)

(interaction enabled)

Utilization*

   

Physician

0.64 (0.63, 0.65)

0.64 (0.63, 0.65)

0.89 (0.88, 0.90)

Delegate

0.72 (0.72, 0.72)

0.72 (0.72, 0.72)

0.93 (0.93, 0.93)

Time to disposition (minutes)

   

Physician (High acuity)

26.97 (26.68, 27.26)

26.97 (26.68, 27.26)

28.42 (28.13, 28.71)

Physician (Low acuity)

18.92 (18.41, 19.43)

18.92 (18.41, 19.43)

83.97 (78.37, 98.57)

Delegate (Low acuity)

28.13 (27.61, 28.65)

28.13 (27.61, 28.65)

110.94 (105.15, 116.73)

  1. *time for teaching or learning only included in pseudo-agent model (95% confidence intervals).