TY - GEN
T1 - Simulating health networks
T2 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology - Technology Management in the Energy-Smart World, PICMET'11
AU - Ben-Zvi, Tal
AU - Lombardi, Donald N.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study uses a simulation as a vehicle for social networks research application in healthcare. More than 300 graduating MBA students participated in the creation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), simulating a healthcare industry. Our results suggest that organizations positioning themselves at pivotal points within the ACO's network outperform organizations that do not. The findings show the applicability of network theory and the use of simulations in the study of ACOs.
AB - This study uses a simulation as a vehicle for social networks research application in healthcare. More than 300 graduating MBA students participated in the creation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), simulating a healthcare industry. Our results suggest that organizations positioning themselves at pivotal points within the ACO's network outperform organizations that do not. The findings show the applicability of network theory and the use of simulations in the study of ACOs.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053357999
SN - 1890843245
SN - 9781890843243
T3 - PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings
BT - PICMET'11 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings - Technology Management in the Energy-Smart World
Y2 - 31 July 2011 through 4 August 2011
ER -