Embedding OR modelling as decision support in health capacity planning: insights from an evaluation.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/20476965.2021.1983476

Sally Brailsford, Steffen Bayer, Con Connell, Abraham George, Jonathan Klein, Peter Lacey

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Abstract

Literature reviews over five decades have reported the paucity of examples of OR methods being routinely used to support decision-making in health and social care. This paper presents insights from an independent evaluation of a project intended to overcome some of the barriers to implementation by establishing a "community of practice" in Kent (England). The project itself was undertaken by practitioners, and had two main aims: providing training in system dynamics modelling to analysts, and making senior managers aware of the benefits of modelling. The findings largely confirmed previous studies, but also raised issues about style of training delivery and selection of problems to be modelled. Project leaders fully understood the barriers to embedding OR modelling skills, and made considerable efforts to avoid them, but nevertheless the main barrier, pressures on people's time, remained an obstacle. The paper concludes with general reflections and advice.

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在卫生能力规划中嵌入OR建模作为决策支持:来自评估的见解。

过去50年的文献综述表明，常规使用手术室方法支持卫生和社会保健决策的例子很少。本文提出了对一个项目的独立评估的见解，该项目旨在通过在肯特(英格兰)建立一个“实践社区”来克服实施的一些障碍。项目本身是由实践者承担的，并且有两个主要目标:为分析人员提供系统动力学建模方面的培训，以及使高级管理人员意识到建模的好处。这些发现在很大程度上证实了之前的研究，但也提出了关于培训方式和选择要建模的问题的问题。项目负责人完全理解嵌入OR建模技能的障碍，并做出了相当大的努力来避免它们，但是主要的障碍，人们的时间压力，仍然是一个障碍。文章最后提出了总体思考和建议。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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