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Methods Inf Med 2000; 39(04/05): 339-342
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634444
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Discrete Event Simulation in the Health Policy and Management Program

S. Groothuis
1   Department of Medical Informatics, and The Netherlands
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van G. G. Merode
2   Department of Health Organization, Policy and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

Students in Health Policy and Management at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Maastricht University must learn to analyze and design workflow processes in health care. To attain this, a discrete event simulation training, using MedModel™ is used. This paper describes the training in two consecutive years. In both years the training was evaluated systematically. The evaluation results demonstrate that the simulation training increased the students’ knowledge about analyzing and designing workflow processes in healthcare. Students considered the training as a very important part of their program.

Keywords

Discrete Event Simulation - Education - Health Sciences - Management - Evaluation
 

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