Healthcare systems modeling and simulation has a broad application around different disciplines such as clinical simulation, operational simulation, managerial simulation, and educational simulation. However, the domain of healthcare is characterized by a high degree of complexity and a diversity of facets, and modelers are often confronted with the challenge of formulating a simulation model that captures this complexity in a systematic and manageable manner. This chapter reviews frequently used M&S-related concepts to address the problem, concluding clinical and epidemiologic simulations are predominant in the literature.
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