Summary of decision making tools
w Reflect “bounded rationality”
w Hidden assumptions
w Helpful if assumptions hold
w Apply these tools to the contexts where they are most suitable
w Adjust decision making when there is a change
Electronic Child Health Network (eCHN)
w Understand planning issues under the real situation
w Further understanding of the decision making process
w Become familiar with the strategy analytical tools
Why develop CHN?
How does CHN work?
eCHN
Consists of:
w One web site for patients: YCH
w For parents
w For kids
w My child is sick
w One web site for health care professionals (PROFOR)
w One secure system to share a child’s medical records (HDN)
Benefits of eCHN
w patients
w Physicians
w Hospitals
w Canadian health care system
What are problems faced by Andrew Szende
What makes eCHN unique?
What are criteria?
What are alternatives?
Summary
w There are different types of decision making problems
w Rationality assumption doesn’t hold especially for unstructured problem
w Real decision problems are very complex
w Group decision making is a way to improve the quality of decision making