TY - GEN
T1 - Why doesn't healthcare embrace simulation and modeling? What would it take?
AU - Fackler, James
AU - Spaeder, Michael
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Physicians do modeling - every day, all day. It's just that it's done with hideous imprecision making cross-patient conclusions hazardous and extensibility impossible. Most of these mental models are devoid of formal logic. Rather, these mental models are patterns matched in a specific patient with a specific problem(s) based on a clinician's experience and "book-knowledge". We will explore some of the steps that could contribute to the broader acceptance of mathematical models in health care. We will distinguish models that impact the care of the individual patient from that of a larger population.
AB - Physicians do modeling - every day, all day. It's just that it's done with hideous imprecision making cross-patient conclusions hazardous and extensibility impossible. Most of these mental models are devoid of formal logic. Rather, these mental models are patterns matched in a specific patient with a specific problem(s) based on a clinician's experience and "book-knowledge". We will explore some of the steps that could contribute to the broader acceptance of mathematical models in health care. We will distinguish models that impact the care of the individual patient from that of a larger population.
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U2 - 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147836
DO - 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147836
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84858049343
SN - 9781457721083
T3 - Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
SP - 1137
EP - 1142
BT - Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2011
T2 - 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2011
Y2 - 11 December 2011 through 14 December 2011
ER -