Improving Medical Care: The Use of Simulation Technology

Siegfried Streufert, Usha Satish and Paul Barach
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Usha Satish: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Paul Barach: University of Chicago

Simulation & Gaming, 2001, vol. 32, issue 2, 164-174

Abstract: Simulations may be employed in medicine to enhance competency and to improve care. This article provides an overview of simulation technologies that involve human performance in complex task settings. Distinctions between simulations and related methodologies are made. The application of different simulation types to medicine are considered.

Keywords: assessment; medicine; patient care; process; simulation; training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1177/104687810103200205

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