Abstract
Health care organizations often enter into a cooperative arrangement to create safety-net programs and coordinate care. Maintaining effective cooperation in such alliances poses special problems that can be examined using network analysis and explained in game theory terms. A mental health coalition case study is presented using network analysis and game theory interpretations. Had a positive-sum game approach been applied to the coalition's initial design, its subsequent suboptimal performance might have been averted. The application of network analysis plus a game theoretic paradigm has significant implications for improving both the design and the coordination of such coalitions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-169 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Health Care Management Review |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Apr 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Community health improvement
- Game theory
- Networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- General Health Professions