title: A computational approach for the health care market.
abstract: In this work we analyze the market for health care through a computational approach that relies on Kohonen's Self-Organizing Maps, and we observe the competition dynamics of health care providers versus those of patients. As a result, we offer a new tool addressing the issue of hospital behaviour and demand mechanism modelling, which conjugates a robust theoretical implementation together with an instrument of deep graphical impact.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montefiori
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Resta
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D011787:Quality of Health Care