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Elinor Ostrom on Governing the Commons

Posted in Cooperation in Health Care, Critical Junctures Institute, Learning Organization, Transformation on Apr 6th, 2010 Comments Off

Governing the Commons: an important idea for communities and the management of the limited resources for health and wellness along with illness. Here are Elinor Ostrom list of rules for successful governance of a common pool resource: 1. Clearly defined boundaries Individuals or households who have rights to withdraw resource units from the CPR must [...]

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Crystalizing Healthcare in a Community?

Posted in Cooperation in Health Care, Critical Junctures Institute, patient centered, Systems, CAS, Transparency, Uncategorized, Whatcom County Health on Apr 3rd, 2010 3 Comments »

Upon what can the parts of health care come together into a coherent whole. No metaphor works well if extended very far; certainly not inorganic crystals. But let’s play with this for a moment to get some use from it. There are a lot of parts of health care swirling in the community. How can [...]

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