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Sunday, October 10, 2004
> Systems and Maps, Actions and Theories

 

Well I have been silent for quite a long time.

I have been trying to find my way forward for months.

The groups working on Pursuing Perfection in Whatcom County have accomplished much: Direct involvement of patients in the design of chronic care system and processes, Shared Care Plan, Clinical Care Specialist role, Groups Visits, Shared Governance, Teamwork and process improvement expertise, interaction and learning from some systems with some of the best practices in the country and in Europe. The patients who have experienced benefits of this effort are appreciative.

In order that we continue to improve our system of care (see by line above) we need to see it, literally have a map of Whatcom County as a health care system. And when we can see it, we must have some idea of what to do from there. We are lost without a shared map. A map of the system (parts and interactions between those parts) alone does not develop the territory of the map--the system which produces or limits the health of people in Whatcom County. We then must learn what ideas (theories) work and which do not work. We must use the theories and the associated tools to improve the system (a system which is currently invisible among the parts).

One year ago we learned that Jonkoping County Council, Sweden has taken a systems view, developed a map of the health care system, and made dramatic improvements in the experiences and health of their inhabitants--within the same budget. Well that is Sweden. They are slightly more disposed toward working together, cooperating, than the average American community, where the prevailing theory is that competition at most levels is the way forward. Win-Loose.

This week I have had the privilege of spending four days with a group of the gentlemen who worked with doctor W. Edward Deming for the last 10 or more years of his life. I have since reread "The New Economics, for Industry, Government, Education" Second Edition, by W. Edward Deming.

With the knowledge in that book, with help from those who have gone ahead, with maps of the system of healthcare in Whatcom County in hand, it is clear that we have the compelling reason to be hopeful, to be bold, to improve the system (interactions) that produce the quality of healthcare in this county. I would suggest the same is possible for each community where you can begin to mix theories of systems (cooperation, win-win) with our prevailing common sense that competition (isolation, win-lose, zero-sum games) are the route to improved value and happiness.

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Thursday, January 01, 2004
> Trust as a Verb and Insecurity as a Good Thing
> Clear Leadership
> Which side of the bed?
> A Poem by John Stone
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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
> Narrative in Medicine
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Tuesday, October 21, 2003
> From Programs to Movements
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Monday, September 29, 2003
> K.C. Bolton on Leadership
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Saturday, September 20, 2003
> Advanced Access--a Key to System Improvement
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Monday, August 11, 2003
> Health system innovation, ORGANIC or MECHANICAL?
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Sunday, June 29, 2003
> Patients & Physicians
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Sunday, June 22, 2003
> Reductionism vs. Wholism. Where is the patient in all of this?
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Sunday, May 18, 2003
> Convenience vs. Commitment
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
> LEADING COALITIONS, a few observations from Whatcom County, Washington
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Sunday, March 09, 2003
> Totally Inadequate Context for Total Quality Improvement
> Lynne Brengman recalls a time of greater teamwork in nursing.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2003
> The Attitude of Wisdom: Ambivalence as the Optimal Compromise, Karl E. Weick
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Sunday, March 02, 2003
> Dave Snowden, IBM, Knowledgemanagement, Complexity
> What caterpillar in it's right mind...


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