A tutorial on discrete-event simulation for health policy design and decision making: Optimizing pediatric ultrasound screening for hip dysplasia as an illustration

Health Policy

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Ramwadhdoebe, Sabrina ^a   Buskens, Erik ^a,b   Sakkers, Ralph J B ^a   Stahl, James E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Infant screening; Operations research; Regional health planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SIMULATION;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 70350597664     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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