Integrated care in the emergency department: A complex adaptive systems perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1997-2004

  Nugus, Peter ^a   Carroll, Katherine ^b   Hewett, David G ^c   Short, Alison ^a   Forero, Roberto ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Complex adaptive systems; Diagnosis; Discharge; Emergency departments; Integrated care; Interdepartmental; Interorganizational

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS; NEGOTIATING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 78349310571     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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