Mathematical Modeling Improves Health Care Quality Management

Researchers from Heidelberg University and PerMediQ publish a perspective in J Med Internet Res on March 31, 2026, arguing that mathematical modeling can advance health care quality management. They define three patient-centered quality categories—patient safety, procedure accuracy, and procedure efficacy—and emphasize graph-based methods, knowledge graphs, and health digital twins for quantitative assessment. The paper outlines methodological limitations, a taxonomy linking publications to categories, and practical implications for clinicians and data scientists.