The Challenge: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the current approval policy.
Value Delivered: WorkSafeBC can assess the change in Health Care Benefit Approval workload if a different authority level were to be selected and if an alternative policy were to be used to trigger financial approval. Since any decision made based on the output of the tool is data-driven, WorkSafeBC can implement policy changes with assurance, knowing the likely reduction in employee workload and improvement of timeliness of service, while maintaining a sufficient level of financial oversight...
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(Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, January 2012)
Abstract: Secondary complications following traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) have a tremendous impact on quality of life and health care costs. Although some complications result from the injury itself, many originate from the care provided; complications arising early in the tSCI journey can predispose an individual to recurrence later. In this article, we focus on the part of a discrete-event simulation model concerning common secondary complications (eg, pressure ulcers, pneumonia). We first describe early results from the model, discuss how the effects from the complications impact care throughout the tSCI continuum, and review assumptions of the model. The article concludes with a discussion as to the possible uses of the model, their strengths/limitations, and future directions.
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