Understanding health system reform - A complex adaptive systems perspective

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-208

  Sturmberg, Joachim P ^a,b   O'Halloran, Di M ^c   Martin, Carmel M ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Northern Ontario Clinical School   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Health care reform; Health policy; Health systems; Non linear dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THINKING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 84855545367     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01792.x     Document Type: Review

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