Care Pathway Simulator
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Care Pathway Simulator is a discrete event simulation
software program that has been used to design and test healthcare processes in the NHS
. The method used by CPS is to view the system from the perspective of the task, job or patient rather than the function. It is a Windows
application and uses a graphical user interface
to create the models.
Discrete Event Simulation
In discrete-event simulation, the operation of a system is represented as a chronological sequence of events. Each event occurs at an instant in time and marks a change of state in the system...
software program that has been used to design and test healthcare processes in the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
. The method used by CPS is to view the system from the perspective of the task, job or patient rather than the function. It is a Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
application and uses a graphical user interface
Graphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
to create the models.