Modular structures and the delivery of inpatient care in hospitals: a Network Science perspective on healthcare function and dysfunction

• Main Authors: David I. Ben-Tovim (Author), Mariusz Bajger (Author), Viet Duong Bui (Author), Shaowen Qin (Author), Campbell H. Thompson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the capacity of health systems to cope with increasing healthcare demands has been an abiding concern of both governments and the public. Health systems are made up from non-identical human and physical components interacting in diverse ways i...