D Justin Larkin1, R Chad Swanson2,3, Spencer Fuller4, Denis A Cortese5,6. 1. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2. Department of Health Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA. 3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Provo, UT, USA. 4. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. 5. Healthcare Delivery and Policy Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. 6. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The current health system in the United States is the result of a history of patchwork policy decisions and cultural assumptions that have led to persistent contradictions in practice, gaps in coverage, unsustainable costs, and inconsistent outcomes. In working toward a more efficient health system, understanding and applying complexity science concepts will allow for policy that better promotes desired outcomes and minimizes the effects of unintended consequences. METHODS: This paper will consider three applied complexity science concepts in the context of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): developing a shared vision around reimbursement for value, creating an environment for emergence through simple rules, and embracing transformational leadership at all levels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Transforming the US health system, or any other health system, will be neither easy nor quick. Applying complexity concepts to health reform efforts, however, will facilitate long-term change in all levels, leading to health systems that are more effective, efficient, and equitable.
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The current health system in the United States is the result of a history of patchwork policy decisions and cultural assumptions that have led to persistent contradictions in practice, gaps in coverage, unsustainable costs, and inconsistent outcomes. In working toward a more efficient health system, understanding and applying complexity science concepts will allow for policy that better promotes desired outcomes and minimizes the effects of unintended consequences. METHODS: This paper will consider three applied complexity science concepts in the context of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): developing a shared vision around reimbursement for value, creating an environment for emergence through simple rules, and embracing transformational leadership at all levels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Transforming the US health system, or any other health system, will be neither easy nor quick. Applying complexity concepts to health reform efforts, however, will facilitate long-term change in all levels, leading to health systems that are more effective, efficient, and equitable.
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