Case Study: County of Stockholm improves dialysis care planning with AnyLogic simulation software

County of Stockholm improves dialysis care planning with AnyLogic simulation

The County of Stockholm faced the challenge of managing the total care needs for its dialysis patient population, a group requiring frequent visits to caregiving facilities. The region needed to understand the consequences of decentralizing its care centers versus a more compact centralization, and to determine how to handle different patients' needs in different ways. To address this, they turned to AnyLogic simulation software.

AnyLogic implemented a multimethod modeling solution, using agent-based modeling for the county and patients and discrete event modeling for the caregivers and processes. The solution provided both quantitative indicators, such as achieved care production and resource utilization, and qualitative outcomes that drastically raised understanding among decision-makers. The model is now used as a decision-support tool by specialists handling dialysis care in the county.

County of Stockholm