Fig. 2

Process for maintaining and evolving the Ten Rules for credible practice in model and simulations in healthcare at the time of the development of this manuscript. The Committee utilizes an iterative process to ensure the Ten Rules and its supporting materials remain relevant and useful. Government agencies have incorporated the Ten Rules into their funding solicitations to guide applicants on how to develop a credible practice plan [30,31,32,33,34]. Informal mechanisms (gray arrows), such as discussions with the funded investigators and program directors of these solicitations, provide invaluable feedback to incorporate into the Committee’s guidelines. Within the Interagency Modeling and Analysis group, funded investigators also submit semi-annual reports, which include updates on how their projects fulfill the Ten Rules (now available as a online form that can be continuously updated on the Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group wiki site [9]). Through this formal process (blue arrows), the Committee receives additional feedback for improving the Ten Rules and guidelines