title: Complexity theory 101.
abstract: Health care exhibits the same attributes of self-organization that are evident in the world in general. Systems are at a critical state where there is change and upheaval in all dimensions. Health care is inching closer to a major reorganization as the fundamental issues of cost, access and quality are moving toward a critical state. This article explores some of the aspects of complexity and how they are impacting the future of the health care system.
authors.affiliation: Florida Neck & Back Institute, Gainesville, FL 32605, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Noll
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States