Background: The opioid crisis is a complex problem associated with significant economic costs for healthcare systems and society. Simulation models have been developed to understand its complexity and to evaluate the potential costs of different strategies to address this problem.Methods: A...

Problem definition: To address a root cause of poor quality, healthcare institutions are beginning to partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) such as food pantries. These partnership models of care broaden the healthcare delivery infrastructure and, indirectly, couple the distribution...