AUTHOR=Carter Jocelyn , Burke Harry 

TITLE=An Adaptive Healthcare Organization Can Effectively Respond to Medical Crises

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=68

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605581

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1605581

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p>Healthcare systems are challenged by unexpected medical crises. Established frameworks and approaches to guide healthcare institutions during these crises are limited in their effectiveness. We propose an Adaptive Healthcare Organization (AHO) system as a framework focused on the dynamic nature of healthcare delivery. Based on seven key capabilities, the AHO framework can guide single and multi-institutional healthcare organizations to adapt in real time to an unexpected medical crisis and improve their efficiency and effectiveness.</p>