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Clinical Transformation Through the Application of Chaos Theory

  • Jason Black, RN, MSN, MBA, CPHQ

      Affiliations

    • Jason Black, RN, MSN, MBA, CPHQ, is a manager in the Healthcare Strategy and Operations practice of Deloitte Consulting, LLP, in Los Angeles, California, and a doctoral student at Case Western Reserve University.

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00276-5

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.11.017

Nurse Leader
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Page 38 , December 2008