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Is the Delivery of Healthcare a System?

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Considering the definition of a system. Does anyone believe that the healthcare in the U.S. is a system or not? Any help would be appreciated.

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Delivery of healthcare is briefly debated as a system.

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A system consists of many different components, that may share a common relationship. For example, a computer system is made up of hardware and software. While they serve different functions, each is required to make the system work properly. The same argument can be applied to healthcare in the U.S. It is ...

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