Case Study: the United States reduces unnecessary cesarean delivery rates with AnyLogic simulation software

United States reduces unnecessary cesarean deliveries with AnyLogic simulation

The United States faced a challenge with dramatically increasing and often unnecessary rates of cesarean deliveries, which posed greater health risks and significantly higher costs. To better understand this part of the healthcare system and test potential policies, they worked with AnyLogic to create a simulation model.

Using AnyLogic's agent-based simulation software, the researchers built a model that recreated the behaviors of patients, obstetricians, midwives, hospitals, and insurers. This allowed stakeholders to test various policies and see their financial and population outcomes. The AnyLogic model revealed that a single payment reform strategy would be insufficient and that a multifaceted approach was needed, providing a powerful learning environment to develop better policies and reduce unnecessary cesarean deliveries.