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Perspective on Macroscale Complexity in the National Transplant System

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  • Morgan Stuart
  • Andrew Placona
  • Gabe Vece
  • Kelsi Lindblad
  • Saikou Diallo
  • Bob Carrico

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We present a perspective of the national transplant program based on organizational theory and complexity theory, framing the system’s allocation of donor organs as an interorganizational directed multiplex of agents with diverse belief formation in a cooperative‐competitive environment. Simulation and analysis of this macroscale complexity may help explain known behavioural variations across member organizations. However, the transplant community still relies on system‐scale simulations since effective macroscale methodologies are not well established. Therefore, we offer this perspective of the national transplant program as a means to stimulate new methods that capture macroscale impacts of policy development for deceased donor organ allocation.

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  • Morgan Stuart & Andrew Placona & Gabe Vece & Kelsi Lindblad & Saikou Diallo & Bob Carrico, 2022. "Perspective on Macroscale Complexity in the National Transplant System," Complexity, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2022(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:complx:v:2022:y:2022:i:1:n:3221885
    DOI: 10.1155/2022/3221885
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