Flexsim Healthcare - Overview
Why simulate?
Discrete event simulation takes into account probabilities and uncertainties. Get true confidence in your results. Learn more
Benefits
Improve workflow and eliminate inefficiencies. Reduce costs and delays while increasing patient satisfaction. Learn more
Features
Drag and drop model building, intuitive controls, comprehensive help - Flexsim Healthcare was designed with healthcare professionals in mind. Learn more
Videos & screenshots
View videos and screenshots of Flexsim Healthcare in action. Seeing is believing. Learn more
Medical facilities are among the most complex in the world. Numerous factors contribute to overall efficiency and work-flow, including:
- patient flow
- staff utilization
- resource management
Flexsim Healthcare is not a manufacturing simulator with medical icons. We teamed up with actual healthcare professionals to create the best tool for modeling the complexities and nuances of healthcare management - all without the need for programming.
Flexsim Healthcare is a 3D simulation tool with amazing animation. You build and interact with your simulation in an easy-to-use 3D environment. Viewing your simulation in 3D gives a true understanding of your system, its interactions, and how to improve it.
Schedule a web demo today to experience this new approach to healthcare simulation.
Why Simulate
Simulation improves the understanding of how a facility operates, models real-world variability, lessens testing costs, and minimizes the risk of errors in implementing plans or changes.
An average error
Basing a study on simple averages can't give you an accurate picture of your system's real behavior. Averages can't take into account incremental additions of variance that have a significant effect on real system performance.
Spreadsheets and databases have their place for collecting, organizing, and displaying data, but when a system has any variability, a simple 'spreadsheet simulation' can't give you an accurate picture of future outcomes.
Time is on your side
Flexsim Healthcare can simulate weeks worth of operations in minutes, allowing you to quickly gain insights into how proposed changes can affect overall productivity over long periods.
Alternatively, you can slow down the action and examine exactly what happened during a short interval. In this way you can determine the precise cause of bottlenecks and other delays.
Probability & confidence - hit your target
[image: Using averages in a serious study can be dangerous and costly. Instead, use discrete event simulation and statistical analysis.]Flexsim Healthcare builds in variance using powerful curve fitting software and statistical distributions. By taking variablility into account, Flexsim Healthcare gives you a high level of confidence in the outcome of your studies.
Allowing key parameters of your system to vary ensures that your simulation results give you a picture of reality that you can't capture using averages and spreadsheets.
[image: Experiment with your system in context of a simulation. Analyze results and implement improvements.]Testing & experiments
One of simulation's most important features is the ability to test 'what-if' scenarios in a model of your facility.
Determine the answers to hosts of questions risk free - no need for trial-and-error disruptions of your actual facility.
Use simulation to find a good solution, then implement. No longer will you need to cross your fingers, hoping that proposed changes will bring results. By simulating, you can be reasonably assured of outcomes ahead of time.
Benefits
Why simulate? To find answers, implement imrovements, decrease costs, and increase satisfaction.
Facility insights
In gathering the data for a simulation study, you'll learn about many aspects of your facility's processes.
As you become familiar with these processes, and see the big picture as you begin to build your simulation model, you'll gain valuable insights into the constraints and interactions of your system. Simulation allows you to test these constraints and explore creative solutions.
Money, ROI, & the bottom line
[image: Simulation will save you money - both in helping you choose to make the right changes and in helping you discover other cost savings.]Return on your simulation investment can be phenomenal and immediate. Cost savings in terms of NOT implementing bad designs or ineffective strategies are just the start. Simulation will help you make the right decisions more often.
With your added insights and understanding of your system, you'll be able to find additional ways to cut costs and improve efficiency beyond the scope of your initial study. A simulation study could be a powerful boost to your bottom line.
Increase satisfaction
Implementing lessons learned in your simulation study will streamline your operations. A leaner, more efficient work flow means you can get more of the important work done.
Management, staff, and especially patients can benefit from improved healthcare efficiency. A happier and more productive staff makes for more satisfied patients.
Features
Sensible interfaces and straight forward usage make Flexsim Healthcare the fastest package to learn and user. Flexsim Healthcare is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive for any healthcare professional.
Drag & drop model building
[image: Build your models with Flexsim Healthcare's easy drag and drop modeling interface.]Quickly and easily build your model with point-and-click simplicity.
Moving and arranging objects in your model is simple. You'll be creating your system layout quickly and intuitively.
Healthcare Object Library
Flexsim Healthcare includes a whole library of objects that are ready out-of-the-box for building almost any healthcare model.
No two systems are exactly alike. That's why we've built in the ability to customize almost any aspect of any process.
Flexsim Healthcare objects can be customized quickly using easily modified drop-down options.
Databases & spreadsheets
[image: Import and export input data or results to and from spreadsheets and databases.]Flexsim can import data from, and export data to, all the most popular spreadsheet and database applications. Broaden your analysis by leveraging these powerful programs.
Statistics tracking
Flexsim Healthcare automatically tracks many different datapoints including throughput, content, machine state, and utilization to name just a few.
Dashboard - dynamic charts & graphs
[image: Put 3D graphs into your Flexsim simulation models.]Place line graphs, histograms, pie charts, and more, into a customizable dashboard. The dashboard is your tool to quickly get a reading on what is happening in your simulation.
View the difference
View your model in true 3D right from the start. 3D gives you a unique perspective on what is going on in your simulation.
Watching your simulation in action gives you a depth of understanding and instant comprehension that you can't get from numbers alone.
No more guessing whether things are working right - just watch it run!
System Requirements
Recommended |
Minimum |
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Processor |
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better | Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP |
System Memory |
1 GB RAM or more | 256 MB RAM |
Graphics Card |
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or higher | 64 MB OpenGL compatible graphics card |
Operating System |
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 | |
Additional Software |
.NET Framework1, Visual C++2 | |
1. REQUIRED - Flexsim uses functionality provided by Microsoft's .NET framework version 2.0 or higher. The .NET framework is already installed on most computers. It can be freely obtained from Microsoft Windows Update, or as a standalone download directly from Microsoft.
2. OPTIONAL - Microsoft's Visual C++ can be used in conjunction with Flexsim to build compiled models or enhance system level functionality (OS, network, etc.). These features are optional, however. Flexsim does not require a compiler to build or run simulation models. Microsoft's Visual C++ Express Edition is a free download from Microsoft Corporation.
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