title: Utilizing complexity science to drive practice change through patient- and family-centered care.
abstract: Complexity science applied through a 6-step patient- and family-centered care methodology provides a practical framework for achieving meaningful change in organizations. This approach was used to improve the preoperative preparation experience of patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty in an orthopedic specialty hospital.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Surgical Hospital, Washington, PA 15301, USA. ahast@ashospital.net
authors.forename: Anne S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hast
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Digioia
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000451:nursing*; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States