Multilevel Simulations of Health Delivery Systems: A Prospective Tool for Policy, Strategy, Planning, and Management

Hyunwoo Park (), Trustin Clear (), William B. Rouse (), Rahul C. Basole (), Mark L. Braunstein (), Kenneth L. Brigham () and Lynn Cunningham ()
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Hyunwoo Park: Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Trustin Clear: Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
William B. Rouse: Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Rahul C. Basole: Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Mark L. Braunstein: Tennenbaum Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Kenneth L. Brigham: Center for Health Discovery and Well Being, Predictive Health Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Lynn Cunningham: Center for Health Discovery and Well Being, Predictive Health Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Service Science, 2012, vol. 4, issue 3, 253-268

Abstract: Computer simulations are effective tools for addressing enterprise transformation in terms of alternative organizational policies, operating procedures, and allocations of resources. We present a multilevel approach to computationally model health delivery enterprises. This approach is illustrated by its application to an employer-based prevention and wellness program. The decision of interest in this application concerns the design of prevention and wellness programs that are self-sustaining and provide a positive return on investment for the overall enterprise. The nature of this decision is shown to have enormous implications for how delivery services are organized.

Keywords: health delivery; diabetes; coronary heart disease; transformation; multilevel model; organizational simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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