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The service rate at node i. |
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The arrival rate of new patients at node i. |
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Follow-up rate of patients at node i. |
δ
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The departure rate of patients in the system. |
γ
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Disease progression rate. |
pc
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The probability that the patients diagnosed in the controlled health state remain in the controlled health state after a virtual appointment. |
pu
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The probability that the patients diagnosed in a uncontrolled health state improve to controlled health state after a virtual appointment. |
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The probability that patient in health state is diagnosed in health state j during the virtual appointment. |
ph
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The probability that the new arrived patient in virtual appointment is in the controlled health state. |
wc
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System state for patients who are in the controlled health state and not scheduled for an appointment |
wu
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System state for patients who are in the uncontrolled health state and not scheduled for an appointment. |
so
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System state that represents patients scheduled for office appointment. |
sv,c
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System state that represents patients scheduled for virtual appointment and in the controlled health state. |
sv,u
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System state that represents patients scheduled for virtual appointment and in the uncontrolled health state. |
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The expected number of patients at node i at the steady-state condition. |