TITLE:
The BP-M* Methodology for Process Analysis in the Health Sector
AUTHORS:
Antonio Di Leva, Salvatore Femiano
KEYWORDS:
Methodology for Business Process Analysis, Process Simulation and Reengineering, Care Path-way
JOURNAL NAME:
Intelligent Information Management,
Vol.3 No.2,
March
9,
2011
ABSTRACT: In this paper we present the main phases of the BP-M* methodology and its application to a care pathway for patients in the Oncology Division of a large hospital, to evaluate pros and cons of different drug administration modalities and the impact of these modalities to the organizational process. BP-M* has been developed for the manufacturing sector but the relevance of business modeling, analysis and reorganization is not restricted to a specific sector. The aim of this work is to show its application to a real life study of a complex process in the health sector.