A middle-aged man with sepsis from a diabetic foot wound was admitted to a rural Utah hospital. It was clear the patient needed to be transferred to University of Utah Health for specialty care.

Effective leadership requires envisioning the organization as one interconnected system rather than isolated parts.

Systems thinking is an accepted approach for healthcare organizations to deliver better patient care. By designing programs that focus on patients as a whole person and member of the care team, as ...

Today’s K-12 environment demands that security is foremost in the minds of school administrators, teachers, parents and students. Recent events in the news and past tragedies have left many feeling ...

“There is hope that we can change this culture and not drive [clinicians] to extremes in which they cause harm to themselves or inadvertently cause harm to patients as a result of a system that is ...

This study will develop a compelling vision for a systems approach to studying the Earth and identify facilities, infrastructure, coordinating mechanisms, computing, and workforce development needed ...

Scientists point out that a coherent approach to understanding the threats posed by artificial intelligence is still elusive. They call for a complex systems perspective to better assess and mitigate ...

Research over the last several decades has shown that the value of a traditional annual physician exam is relatively low. But healthcare systems are rethinking that stance — not by abandoning the ...

Serendipity led Northwestern Engineering’s Marco Nie into transportation research. Purpose, however, has fueled his ongoing commitment to the deeply interdisciplinary field, which holds far-reaching ...