Reenginering Clinical Research Teams: An Organizational Modeling Approach

In this study, simulation models were developed to explore the effects of decentralization and interdependence on individuals working in research groups. We conducted the study by simulating clinical health-services research with large repositories of data. First, we modeled the standard research process, which we called "centralized activity," in which a highly-paid researcher accomplishes all tasks. In our second model, which we called "distributed activity," tasks were performed in parallel by specialized technicians at lower wage scales. The

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: BMEI
• Authors: Elias Cesar Araujo De Carvalho, Jatin Shah, Anand Shah, Aleksandro Montanha, Ricardo Pietrobon
• Keywords: Biomedical Imaging, BMEI 2008, Clinical Health-services Research, Lower Wage Scales, Standard Research Process