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Teaching the Use of Systems Dynamics for Strategic Decision Making in Healthcare

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  • Daniel B. McLaughlin

    (Center for Innovation in the Business of Healthcare, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105)

  • John R. Olson

    (Center for Innovation in the Business of Healthcare, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105)

Abstract

Having worked in the healthcare system and taught healthcare MBAs for over a decade, we have observed that healthcare systems and departments operate in independent silos. This paper shows how to use systems dynamics as a method to help students examine the big picture of how components fit together to form a system. We demonstrate the application of this approach and provide an example from one of our healthcare professional graduate student teams.

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  • Daniel B. McLaughlin & John R. Olson, 2017. "Teaching the Use of Systems Dynamics for Strategic Decision Making in Healthcare," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 17(3), pages 99-106, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orited:v:17:y:2017:i:3:p:99-106
    DOI: 10.1287/ited.2017.0175
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