title: Fractals: Nature's formula for managing hospital performance metrics.
authors.affiliation: Professional Services, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. tom.clancy@mercyic.org
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017709:Fractals; D006801:Humans; D019368:Nature; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013598:Systems Theory; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*