Systems, CAS
My random comments and collections on complex adaptive systems as they relate to healthcare. System: interconnected parts. Complex: too many parts and relationships for easy prediction. Adaptive: The parts can make their own choices, and these autonomous choices make the system evolve. Agreeded upon simple rules can move the system toward goals.







































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Saturday, May 11, 2002
 

The key ideas behind this entire Institute of Medicine approach includes six goals:
1. Safe, 2. Effective (evidence based), 3. Patient-centered, 4. Timely, 5. Efficient, and 6. Equitable; and ten simple rules:

1.  Continuous healing relationships
2.  Customization
3.  Patient control
4.  Shared information
5.  Evidence-based decision-making
6.  Safety as a system property
7.  Transparency
8.  Anticipation of needs
9.  Continuous decrease in waste
10.  Cooperation among clinicians

 


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