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Evaluation in Health Informatics: Computer Simulation

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Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems

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Computer simulation can be used to evaluate complex information systems in situations where traditional methodologies are difficult or too costly to employ. The modeling process is described followed by three examples where computer simulation has been utilized in planning for a wide-area healthcare network and in the use of a hospital information system to reduce costs and errors in order entry.

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  1. American College of Medical Informatics, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication, Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication, Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

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  1. American College of Medical Informatics, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention) (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    James G. Anderson PhD (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention) (Professor of Medical Sociology, Professor of Health Communication Fellow and Co-Director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention)

  3. Nursing Research and Development, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Burns and Allen Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA

    Carolyn E. Aydin PhD (Research Scientist) (Research Scientist)

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Anderson, J.G. (2005). Evaluation in Health Informatics: Computer Simulation. In: Anderson, J.G., Aydin, C.E. (eds) Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30329-4_9

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