Development of a Web-based System Dynamics Simulation and Benchmarking Environment for Medical Workforce Planning

The paper presents a web-based modelling and simulation environment which is used for healthcare workforce planning scenario modelling and data benchmarking. Its main aim is to show how modelling and simulation that are based on system dynamics can enhance healthcare user engagement through the use of the World-Wide Web. The presented web-based modelling and simulation environment uses a variety of data inputs and produces a set of data outputs. System dynamics have been used for the realization of the used web-based model. Data benchmarking is performed on the models’ outputs. The paper is divided into clear sections which focus on system dynamics and their applications to healthcare, steadily concentrating on the specific web-based simulation environment. It then presents the functionality of the system, its evaluation and a number of conclusions.