A Tale of Two Systems
To create real and lasting change, we must question our fundamental assumptions.
The work of Curandi is to transform healthcare into a living system that works. Today, we manage healthcare with industrial-age ideas. To show how things might be different, this article compares the consequences of traditional healthcare management with the way products of the information and communications systems are delivered.
The two delivery systems have a lot in common. Both are Complex Adaptive Systems. Both are knowledge industries that offer services. Both depend on significant scientific and technological advances. Both use the same computing, networking, and communication tools and technology. But the big, significant difference is the way they put those tools use, as shown in Figure 1
Figure 1
And thus, what they create is decidedly different.
Figure 2
Figures 3 and 4 are data from the St Louis Federal Reserve and shows the inflation indexes for healthcare on the left and information and communication systems on the right. Healthcare was the highest category of inflation while information systems and communication dropped below CPI. This is no accident.
Industrial-Age Model
Management trying to control Complexity
Figure 3: A system of constraint and limits creating sustained inflation
Curandi Model
Management embracing Complexity
The Curandi Model™ will improve care and lower cost by changing system and business models to embrace the reality that healthcare is a Complex Adaptive System. This is a focus on people, purpose, and systems that adapts to the needs of the patient.
Figure 4: An engine of growth and productivity producing inflation below CPI
Meaningful change in healthcare is coming either way; our current path is not sustainable. Changing to the Curandi model will dramatically “up our game”.
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