DocumentCode :
597350
Title :
A survey on the use of simulation in German healthcare
Author :
Kirchhof, P. ; Meseth, N.
Author_Institution :
BearingPoint GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany
fYear :
2012
fDate :
9-12 Dec. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
10
Abstract :
This paper reports on the results of a survey conducted among German healthcare institutions to collect data about the use of simulation in the respective field. The setup follows a survey published in Greasley (2008). One goal of the survey was to assess how many institutions have used simulation as a decision making tool before, and if they plan to do so in the future. Another focus are the potential reasons against the use of simulation, which are grouped into the categories costs, awareness, skills & experience, organizational-, and technical obstacles. The results indicate that while the use of simulation in German healthcare is low, costs are the main reason against a wider adoption. Following are lack of awareness among decision makers, and a lack of skills within the internal staff. An alleged negative reputation of simulation could not be confirmed.
Keywords :
decision making; health care; German healthcare; categories costs; decision making tool; organizational obstacles; technical obstacles; Analytical models; Data models; Decision making; Hospitals; Organizations;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2012 Winter
Conference_Location :
Berlin
ISSN :
0891-7736
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4779-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0891-7736
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2012.6465026
Filename :
6465026
Link To Document :
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