Healthcare Management class-Provide and assess an example from a scholarly publication or a news story where a complex systems approach has (or needs to) inform performance improvement in a...

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Discussion
    Healthcare providers, patients, payers, and legislators are just a few of the numerous stakeholders in the complicated healthcare system. A thorough strategy that considers the interplay of numerous factors impacting patient outcomes is needed to improve performance in this sector. A complex systems approach can offer a useful foundation for performance improvement in this situation. The paper by Lin and Liang (2007) titled "Addressing the Nursing Work Environment to Promote Patient Safety" emphasizes the significance of a complex systems approach in enhancing patient safety in healthcare organizations. The authors contend that a key element in influencing patient safety outcomes is the standard of the nursing work environment. They suggest that healthcare organizations use a systems approach that takes into account the interconnection of several elements influencing the working conditions for nurses. The authors give an instance of a healthcare facility that effectively used a complex systems approach to raise patient safety. The organization understood that medication mistakes and other unfavorable occurrences were being caused by a lack of communication between nurses and doctors. A program was put in place by the organization to solve this problem, which included training sessions, the use of standardized communication technologies, and the creation of clear communication standards....