Engineering a learning healthcare system a look at the future : workshop summary
"Improving our nation's healthcare system is a challenge which, because of its scale and complexity, requires a creative approach and input from many different fields of expertise. Lessons from engineering have the potential to improve both the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
National Academies Press
c2011, 2011
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| Series: | Learning healthcare system series
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Table of Contents:
- Engineering a learning healthcare system
- Engaging complex systems through engineering concepts
- Healthcare system complexities, impediments, and failures
- Case studies in transformation through systems engineering
- Fostering systems change to drive continuous learning in health care
- Next steps: aligning policies with leadership opportunities
- Includes bibliographical references