agents

Class Specialist

java.lang.Object

agents.Agent

agents.Physician

agents.Specialist

public class Specialist
extends Physician

Version:

1.0

Author:

Alan Mills

This class implements the Specialist agent. The Specialist agent is a physician in the network who focuses on a specialized area of medicine. A Specialist recommends treatment for a Person, and submits claims to the Insurance Company. For this simulation, there is only one type of Specialist.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Specialist(AgentID pPhysicianID) Constructs a Specialist agent.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	chart_GetCurrentIncome() Returns the Physician's current income.
double	chart_GetCurrentIncomePerVisit() Returns the Physician's current income per visit.
int	chart_GetNetworkStatus() Returns the Physician's network status as an integer.
int	getNumberOfTreatmentsProvided() Returns the number of treatments provided.
int	getNumberOfTreatmentsRequested() Returns the number of treatments requested.
java.lang.String	getSpecialistGoal1() Returns the Specialist's first goal as a string.
java.lang.String	getSpecialistGoal2() Returns the Specialist's second goal as a string.
java.lang.String	getSpecialistGoal3() Returns the Specialist's third goal as a string.
void	init_InitializeVariables_BOY() Initializes variables at the start of each simulation period.
void	init_InitializeVariables_Constructor() Initializes variables (used in the constructor)
void	p1_ProvideTreatmentRecommendation() Provide care for a patient.
void	p2_SubmitClaim()

Methods inherited from class agents.Physician

getCurrentIncome, getNetworkStatus, getPhysicianIDNumber, getPhysicianIDString, i1_GetNetworkMembershipDecision, setCurrentIncome, setNetworkStatus

Methods inherited from class agents.Agent

getAgentFirstPriorityGoalDescription, getAgentID, getAgentSecondPriorityGoalDescription, getAgentXLocation, getAgentYLocation, setAgentFirstPriorityGoalDescription, setAgentID, setAgentSecondPriorityGoalDescription, setAgentXLocation, setAgentYLocation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Specialist

public Specialist(AgentID pPhysicianID)

Constructs a Specialist agent. The constructor sets the Specialist's attributes, based on input parameters.

Parameters:

pSpace - The identifier for the "space" simulation environment.

pSpecialist_ID - The Specialist's identifier.

Method Detail

init_InitializeVariables_Constructor

public void init_InitializeVariables_Constructor()

Initializes variables (used in the constructor)

init_InitializeVariables_BOY

public void init_InitializeVariables_BOY()

Initializes variables at the start of each simulation period.

p1_ProvideTreatmentRecommendation

public void p1_ProvideTreatmentRecommendation()

Description copied from class: Physician

Provide care for a patient.

Specified by:

p1_ProvideTreatmentRecommendation in class Physician

p2_SubmitClaim

public void p2_SubmitClaim()

getSpecialistGoal1

public java.lang.String getSpecialistGoal1()

Returns the Specialist's first goal as a string.

Returns:

A string with the Specialist's first goal.

getSpecialistGoal2

public java.lang.String getSpecialistGoal2()

Returns the Specialist's second goal as a string.

Returns:

A string with the Specialist's second goal

getSpecialistGoal3

public java.lang.String getSpecialistGoal3()

Returns the Specialist's third goal as a string.

Returns:

A string with the Specialist's third goal

getNumberOfTreatmentsRequested

public int getNumberOfTreatmentsRequested()

Returns the number of treatments requested.

Returns:

the number of treatments requested.

getNumberOfTreatmentsProvided

public int getNumberOfTreatmentsProvided()

Returns the number of treatments provided.

Returns:

the number of treatments provided.

chart_GetNetworkStatus

public int chart_GetNetworkStatus()

Returns the Physician's network status as an integer.

Returns:

int networkStatus.

chart_GetCurrentIncome

public double chart_GetCurrentIncome()

Returns the Physician's current income.

Returns:

double currentIncome.

chart_GetCurrentIncomePerVisit

public double chart_GetCurrentIncomePerVisit()

Returns the Physician's current income per visit.

Returns:

double currentIncome per visit.