On Thursday, February 18, 2010, Prakash Shrivastava will present a free live webcast entitled. "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Patient Care using The DecisionTools Suite"
Cost-effectiveness analysis is often used to evaluate effectiveness of medical interventions and is one of the main topics in healthcare research. This analysis requires data evaluation, including building and testing decision analysis models. This free live webcast will illustrate how such models are easily built using the DecisionTools Suite. The first part of the webcast will introduce process, cost drivers and measures in healthcare. In the second part, cost-analysis examples will be presented. The webcast will conclude with a sensitivity analysis example.
Prakash Shrivastava is a Principal at Strategic Management International, Inc. He specializes in Research, Analysis and Simulation of Control Systems, Business Models and Processes. He worked in Automotive Industry for over 22 years and Aerospace Industry for 7 years. He holds a Masters Degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, a Doctoral degree from Princeton University, NJ and a Masters degree in Management of Technology from RPI.
