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PCAST Systems Engineering in Health Care Working Group

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Washington, D.C.

Publication Date

February 10, 2015

Start Date

February 10, 2015

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February 11, 2015

Page Count

18

DOI

10.18260/1-2--25250

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https://peer.asee.org/25250

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Christine Cassel National Quality Forum

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President and CEO of National Quality Forum

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Abstract

Systems engineering in health care: What is it and why is it important? • Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to analyze, design, manage, and measure a complex system with efforts to improve its efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and other factors. • Systems engineering provides a suite of tools for improvement, which have been successfully used in manufacturing, aviation, and other industries. • These tools have been used to good effect in health care, but too rarely and not spread widely.

Cassel, C. (2015, February), PCAST Systems Engineering in Health Care Working Group Paper presented at 2015 Public Policy Colloquium, Washington, D.C.. 10.18260/1-2--25250

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