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A Health Care Systems Model for Nonmetropolitan Areas

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  • James W. Dunn
  • Gerald A. Doeksen

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A health systems model allowing analysis of multiple services including spatial and monetary considerations is presented. Several behaviorally reasonable objective functions reflecting possible goals of the health planner are minimized using mixed integer linear programming. Under the different objective functions, the values of these functions increased little from their optimal value. Sensitivity analysis showed the solution to be quite sensitive to assumptions about migration and treatment practices while birth rates and travel costs have less impact. Use of the model is aided by health planners' use of data at their disposal.

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  • James W. Dunn & Gerald A. Doeksen, 1980. "A Health Care Systems Model for Nonmetropolitan Areas," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 62(1), pages 58-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:62:y:1980:i:1:p:58-65.
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    1. Woods, Michael D. & Doeksen, Gerald A. & Nelson, James R., 1983. "Community Economics: A Simulation Model For Rural Development Planners," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 15(2), pages 1-7, December.
    2. Campbell, Gerald & White, Gerald & Futrell, Gene & Beer, Charles L. & Brown, R. Edward & Guither, Harold D. & Hughes, Harlan & Meyer, A. Lee & Selley, Roger A. & Anderson, Kim B. & Johnson, Marc A. & , 1984. "Realizing Your Potential as an Agricultural Economist in Extension," 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York 279081, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    3. Jones, Lonnie L. & Woods, Mike D. & Doeksen, Gerald A., 1984. "Modeling Socio-Economic Impacts and Growth in Rural Areas," 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York 337391, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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