Systems, CAS
My thoughts on systems in health care. A little understanding of "complex adaptive systems" is essential to understanding the IOM's recommendations and to understanding our project. System: Interconnected parts. Complex: too many parts and relationships for easy prediction. Adaptive: The parts can make their own choices and these make / allow the system to adapt or evolve. Agreed upon simple rules can move a CAS toward its goals.

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Sunday, March 09, 2003
> Totally Inadequate Context for Total Quality Improvement

Total quality management (TQM) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) have not had the expected results in healhtcare. Much effort and resources and enthusiasm has been spent. Some have said the TQM and CQI don't work in healhtcare.

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