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Table 5 Notations for the performance measures of the clinic

From: Optimizing appointment template and number of staff of an OB/GYN clinic – micro and macro simulation analyses

Acronym

Description

WT

Average wait time of a patient for the doctor in the exam room (in min)

TWT

Average total wait time of a patient for the resources at various locations of the clinic (in minutes)

TST

Average total time of a patient from check-in to check-out (in minutes)

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Throughput - the total number of patients seen by a physician per day