Table 6 Outputs of the five appointment scheduling rules
Performance measures | Rule 0 | Rule 1 (1,1,0) | Rule 2 (3,2,0) | Rule 3 (2,1,0) | Rule 4 (12,5,0) | Rule 5 (5,2,0) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Examination quantity | Total | 327.0 | 327.5 | 326.4 | 326.9 | 317.5 | 307.8 |
Emergency patients | 132.6 | 133.4 | 133.8 | 132.6 | 131.4 | 132.2 | |
Outpatients | 129.3 | 127.2 | 125.4 | 127.5 | 123.5 | 116.2 | |
Inpatients | 65.1 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 62.6 | 59.4 | |
Wait time (min) | Total | 83.4 | 128.5 | 108.6 | 53.9 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
Emergency patients | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
Outpatients | 163.2 | 233.4 | 198.0 | 96.6 | 10.8 | 3.6 | |
Inpatients | 144.7 | 184.8 | 160.8 | 78.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | |
Equipment utilization |  | ≥99% | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 96.0% | 93.6% |