The Well-Managed Virtual Hospital is a web-based and compact disc-based,
3-D interactive audiovisual business simulation of managing a real
hospital. The primary purpose of the simulation is to serve as a
training, education and entertainment tool. The primary target audience
for the tool is the hospital board of directors, senior and middle
management, medical staff leadership, and conference attendees. The
business simulation uses graphic user interface (GUI) capabilities in
concert with a decision-making database management system. When combined,
the GUI and database management system convey to the user the appearance
and experience of making decisions in a real hospital. The computer-based
simulation has the capacity to accommodate up to five participants
functioning as a single "virtual" management team. The simulation is
structured so an organization can have up to 10 teams going through the
simulation at the same time. A balanced scorecard is present throughout
the simulation to give the team real-time feedback on the effectiveness
and impact of the decisions they are making as a management team.