Flexibility schemes for workflow management systems : regular paper

Currently, many hospitals are investigating the use of workflow management systems in order to provide support for healthcare processes. However, contemporary workflow management systems fall short in supporting care processes which require flexible execution options. In this paper, we investigate the flexibility requirements that need to be satisfied in order to support variouw kinds of healthcare processes. Our evalution shows that different systems need to be used in conjunction with each other in order to fully support the various types of care processes