TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology and complexity
T2 - Trouble brewing?
AU - Clancy, Thomas R.
PY - 2010/6/1
Y1 - 2010/6/1
N2 - As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on management in social organizations such as hospitals. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. This is the 14th in a series of articles applying complex systems science to the traditional management concepts of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. This article focuses on new theories explaining growth in healthcare complexity, its effects on providers and patients, and solutions to manage it.
AB - As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on management in social organizations such as hospitals. Much of this research appears as a natural extension of the cross-disciplinary field of systems theory. This is the 14th in a series of articles applying complex systems science to the traditional management concepts of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. This article focuses on new theories explaining growth in healthcare complexity, its effects on providers and patients, and solutions to manage it.
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U2 - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181df0fef
DO - 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181df0fef
M3 - Article
C2 - 20502191
AN - SCOPUS:77952988648
SN - 0002-0443
VL - 40
SP - 247
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Nursing Administration
JF - Journal of Nursing Administration
IS - 6
ER -