Systems Approach in Healthcare.

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Systems Approach in Healthcare.

October 31, 2018

Dean J, Clarkson J, eds. Future Hosp J. 2018;5:145-187.

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The systems approach has long been heralded as a key element to safe patient care. Articles in this special issue explore techniques to engage clinicians and leadership in supporting a systems engineering philosophy to optimize safety improvement efforts.

Table of contents

Introduction

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