Abstract:The succession of the most prominent frames can be summarized as: medicine as a social science; the germ theory of disease; health care as a battleground (or the war metaphor); managing health care resources (or the market metaphor); Health for All (the social justice model); evidence-based medicine; and Obama Care. The focus of these frames is causal, instrumental, political/economic or social in nature. All remain relevant; however, recycling individual past frames in response to current problems will not ac… Show more
“…Health has a long history of framing and changing its thinking in light of various challenges most of which are focused on particular aspects of its conceptions, praxis and organization 5,6 . And almost all have failed to achieve what matters most – truly meeting the needs of the patient 7…”
Section: Quality Improvement Starts With Thinking About the Wholementioning
“…Health has a long history of framing and changing its thinking in light of various challenges most of which are focused on particular aspects of its conceptions, praxis and organization 5,6 . And almost all have failed to achieve what matters most – truly meeting the needs of the patient 7…”
Section: Quality Improvement Starts With Thinking About the Wholementioning
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