systems thinking & the building blocks of health systems
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Systems Thinking & The Building Blocks of Health Systems, CMMU MGMG 548, Wk#2 2014.6.1TRANSCRIPT
Systems Thinking & The Building Blocks of Health Systems
Borwornsom Leerapan, MD PhD
MGMG 548: Health Service Systems and Health Systems
CMMU, Mahidol University June 1, 2014
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Format
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F/U
Mini-lecture
DiscussionQ&A
Wrapup
To-do list
1. Review of course objectives 2. What is “Systems Thinking”? 3. The “Building Blocks” of health systems 4. Systems dynamics of health systems 5. Discussions
Outline for Today
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Why Should We Care about Health Systems
& Health Services Systems?
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Strategic Analysis
Force Field Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis
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Gap Analysis
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Strengths Advantages
Financial reserves, likely returns Qualifications, certifications Competitive advantages
Capabilities Location and geography Innovative aspects
Resources, Assets, People Processes, systems, IT, communications Culture, attitudes, behaviours Management cover, succession Experience, knowledge, data Strong brand names
Marketing - reach, distribution, awareness Unique selling points “USP” Price, value, quality
Weaknesses Lack of competitive strength
Gaps in capabilities Disadvantages of proposition Weak brand name
Financials Cash flow, start-up cash-drain High cost structure
Our vulnerabilities Timescales, deadlines and pressures
Reliability of data, plan predictability Continuity, supply chain robustness Processes and systems, etc
Management cover, succession Morale, commitment, leadership
Opportunities Market developments
Competitors vulnerabilities Niche target markets New USP's New markets, vertical, horizontal Partnerships, agencies, distribution Geographical, export, import Unfulfilled customer need New technologies Loosening of regulations Changing of International trade barriers
Business and product development Seasonal influences Technology development and innovation
Threats Environmental effects
Seasonal, weather effects Economy - home, abroad Political effects Legislative effects
Market demand New technologies, services, ideas IT developments Shifts in consumer preferences
Obstacles Sustainable financial backing Insurmountable weaknesses Competitor intentions New policies or regulations Emergence of substitute products
Posi,ve Nega,ve
Inte
rnal
Ex
tern
al
SWOT Analysis
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Exploit
(Rapidly pursue opportuni6es)
Search
(Overcome weaknesses with strengths in order to pursue opportuni6es)
Confront
(Pursue the opportuni6es once the gaps are bridged)
Avoid
(Create a defense)
Strategy forma,on
Strength-‐Opportunity Strength-‐Threat
Weakness-‐Opportunity Weakness-‐Threat
SWOT/TOWS Matrix
The Six Building Blocks of Health Systems
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“System”
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“CIPO” Model
“Health System”
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• “The Six Building Blocks” and their interconnections
“Health System”
Source: who’s World Health Report (2000)
A Simple Logic Model
Source: W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2004)
Health Systems & System Thinking
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Simple, Complicated, Complex Problems
Source: Glouberman and Zimmerman (2002)
Source: Patricia Roger (2008)
“Complicated Systems”
Source: Patricia Roger (2008)
“Complex Systems”
“Health System”
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Systems Dynamics: Why many systems interventions failed?
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Counterintuitive Behavior of Social Systems & Policy Resistance
• People seeking to solve a problem often make the problem worse.
• Examples: – Road building programs designed to reduce
congestion – Low tar and nicotine cigarette – Antibiotic resistance
Causes of Failed Interventions
• Tendency to interpret experience as a series of events
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Limitations of Simple Systems
• Simple model often fail to include the critical feedbacks determining the dynamics of systems.
• All system dynamics arise from the interaction of just two types of feedback loops – Positive (reinforcing) – Negative (balancing)
“Causal Loop Diagrams”
• Quickly capturing the hypotheses about the causes of the dynamics.
• Eliciting and capturing the mental models of individuals or teams.
• Communicating the important feedbacks believed to be responsible for a problem.
Causal link!
Variable!
Link polarity! Reinforcing Loop !
Balancing Loop !
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Causation vs. Correlation
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Loop Polarity
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Loop Polarity
Complex Adaptive Systems
Positive (Reinforcing) Feedback Loop
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Negative (Balancing) Feedback Loop
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Negative Feedback Loop with Delay
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Combination of Positive and Negative Feedback Loops
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System Archetypes #1 “Limit to Success”
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System Archetypes #2 “Fixes that Fail”
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System Archetypes #3 “Shifting the Burden”
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System Archetypes #4 “Drifting Goal”
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System Archetypes #5 “Success to the Successful”
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System Archetypes #6 “Escalation”
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Ø “System thinking” is popularized by Peter Senge as the the “fifth” discipline of learning organizations.
“Learning Organization”: 1. Building shared vision 2. Mental models 3. Team learning 4. Personal mastery 5. System thinking
Resources for Further Study
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Resources for Further Study
• System dynamics approach to organizational problem solving
• Emphasizing simulation models to understand issues such as fluctuating sales, market growth and stagnation, the reliability of forecasts and the rationality of business decision-making.
• Using modeling software from Vensim, ithink, and PowerSim.
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Tools: System Dynamics Software
Source: www.vensim.com
Tools: System Dynamics Software
Source: www.iseesystems.com
System Dynamics Software
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Q& A Discussions
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Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction
Abstract: • Concepts
• Theories • Principles
• Strategies
Concrete: • Case studies • Data, Evidence
• Analysis, Synthesis
• Presentations
Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening: • What is systems thinking? • How can researchers and policy-makers
apply it? • How can we use this perspective to better
understand and exploit the synergies among interventions to strengthen health systems?
• How can systems thinking contribute to better evaluations of these system-level interventions?
Systems Thinking
Source: nap.edu
Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening: • How can healthcare mangers apply systems
thinking? • How can we use system thinking to better
understand and exploit the synergies among interventions to strengthen health systems?
• How can systems thinking contribute to better evaluations of our organizational interventions?
Implications for Healthcare Managers
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Better understanding of: • Current demands for health services • Current supplies of healthcare services • Stakeholders in local healthcare markets • Incentives and disincentives in healthcare markets • Values of stakeholders in health systems Applications: • Strategic management of healthcare organization • Framework for “start-up” • Evaluation of healthcare organizational performance
Implications for HCM Practices
MGMG 548 • Major issues in the organization of a health services system • The role of values in the development of health care policy • Methods for assessing the health status of populations • Analysis of need for, access to and use of services; current supply
and distribution of health resources • Analysis of health care costs and expenditures • Sociopolitical, economic, and moral/ethical issues confronting the
public health and medical care system • Trends in service provision, human resources, financing and health
services organization, and implications for the public’s health.
Course Description
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Course Website
Course Calendar
Week Date Topic 1 May 18, 2014 Overview of health & health services
Systems 2 May 25, 2014 Systems thinking & the building blocks of
health systems 3 June 1, 2014 Healthcare quality 4 June 8, 2014 Healthcare efficiency 5 June 15, 2014 Health equity 6 June 22, 2014 Social determinants of health 7 June 29, 2014 Mid-term exam
Course Calendar
Week Date Topic 8 July 6, 2014 Ambulatory care and primary healthcare 9 July 13, 2014 Chronic care 10 July 20, 2014 Long-term care 11 July 27, 2014 Emergency care 12 August 3, 2014 Palliative care 13 August 10, 2014 Care for certain diseases and populations:
travel clinic 14 August 17, 2014 Student presentations of final papers