Simulation system for medical services

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05349
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: Shibaura Institute of Technology (2018-2019); National Institute of Public Health (2015-2017)
• Principal Investigator: Ichikawa Manabu 芝浦工業大学, システム理工学部, 准教授 (60553873)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 医療サービス / シミュレーション / 社会システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the Aged and Aging Society becomes a social problem and this problem is the research target, and the current system of medical services should be being reviewed. We focused on this situation and tried to construct simulation models which can visualize these focuses. Construct models in this study is targeted to evaluate the system design of medical services. In constructing a simulation model for medical institutions, we decided to create a starting point for the use of medical services by clarifying people's daily standard life behavior. In addition, by constructing a selection model of medical institutions due to the patient's symptoms, the behavior of visiting the nearest medical institution that has established a medical department adapted to the case is expressed. From the simulation results based on this behavior, it has become possible to evaluate the medical supply system of each medical institution.

Free Research Field

社会科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

症例に適応した診療科を開設している最寄りの医療機関を受診する行動が表現され、かつこの行動に基づくシミュレーションすることができるモデルにより、各医療機関の受診患者や受診理由を推計することが可能になる。もちろん、妥当性検証のためには、受診に関係する詳細なデータの分析は必要であるが、少子高齢会が社会問題となっている現代において、医療供給体制を数字で可視化する環境を作り上げることで、今後の医療計画・都市計画における参考情報を算出することが可能となった。