Table 6 Notation used in the queueing parameters.

From: Enhancing patient admission efficiency through a hybrid cloud framework for medical record sharing

Symbol

Description

\(\lambda\)

Patient arrival rate (patients/min)

\(\mu\)

Service rate per physician (patients/min)

\(\bar{T}\)

Average treatment time per patient (minutes)

c

Number of physicians available per shift

\(\rho\)

System utilization factor

\(P_{0}\)

Probability that the system is empty

\(P_{\text {wait}}\)

Probability that a patient has to wait