A living systems process analysis of an urban hospital.
This article presents a study of a living system at the level of the organization. Specifically, it reviews a living systems process analysis of an urban hospital and its constituent departments. The relationship between a hospital department's performance of the living system's processes and its effectiveness is discussed. The general findings of the study and recommendations emanating from the analysis are included.
Merker
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University of Louisville.
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D006739:Hospital Administration; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical