Fuzzy logic applied to a Patient Classification System.

The optimization of the clinical staff resources is a very complicated task that can be supported by a set of tools called Patient Classification Systems (PCS). These methods allow the evaluation of the correct number of nurses and healthcare workers needed in order to guarantee an appropriate care level.

A multi-agent system for monitoring patient flow.

Patient flow within a healthcare facility may follow different and, sometimes, complicated paths. Each path phase is associated with the documentation of the activities carried out during it and may require the consultation of clinical guidelines, medical literature and the use of specific software and decision aid systems. In this study we present the design of a Patient Flow Management System (PFMS) based on Multi Agent Systems (MAS) methodology.