Healthcare: A complex service system

Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-282

  Tien, James M ^a   Goldschmidt Clermont, Pascal J ^b  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co production; Customization; Decision informatics; Healthcare; Real time decision making; Services; System adaptation; System complexity; System integration; System of systems

Indexed keywords

CO-PRODUCTION; CUSTOMIZATION; DECISION INFORMATICS; REAL-TIME DECISION MAKING; SERVICES; SYSTEM ADAPTATION; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 70349652492     PISSN: 10043756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11518-009-5108-z     Document Type: Article

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