Models for collaboration: How system dynamics helped a community organize cost-effective care for chronic illness

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-222

  Homer, Jack ^a   Hirsch, Gary ^b   Minniti, Mary ^c   Pierson, Marc ^d  

^a Homer Consulting   (United States)

^b Creator of Learning Environments   (United States)

^c PeaceHlth/Hlthcare Improvement Div   (United States)

^d St Joseph Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MODELING; MORBIDITY; PLANNING METHOD; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 4844223054     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.295     Document Type: Article

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