Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Introduction To Health Care Delivery System

Introduction To Health Care Delivery System

The healthcare system is constantly changing and complex. Various services are available from different healthcare providers, but gaining access to these services has become challenging for people with limited healthcare insurance. Uninsured people present a challenge to healthcare because they frequently postpone or forego treatment.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocates for a patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, equitable, and effective healthcare system. The National Priorities...

Methods Of Healthcare Delivery System

Methods Of Healthcare Delivery System

At the different levels of the healthcare system, we see varying methods of healthcare used. These methods include managed care systems, case management, and primary healthcare.
Managed Care System:
The managed care system is designed to control the cost while maintaining the quality of care. The patient's care from admission to discharge is planned by the primary care provider or the case manager, also known as the gatekeeper. In a managed care system, the number of care providers is limited...

Planning Nursing Care II

Planning Nursing Care II

A nursing care plan can present in two forms: informal and formal. Informal is a care plan for the individual use of the nurse and goals they wish to accomplish during their shift. Informal care plans are not included in the patient chart. A formal nursing care plan is a written or computerized guide that organizes patient care. It is further subdivided into two: standardized and individualized care plans. Standardized care plans are pre-populated care plans for specific patient populations,...

Nursing Clinical Information System

Nursing Clinical Information System

Nursing Clinical Information System (NCIS)
A Nursing Clinical Information System (NCIS) is a specialized type of healthcare information system tailored to meet the unique needs of nursing practice. It incorporates the principles of nursing informatics to streamline information management and improve the quality of care delivery.
Critical attributes of NCIS include:

Methods of Documentation VI: Case Management Model

Methods of Documentation VI: Case Management Model

The case management model is a multidisciplinary approach that involves healthcare professionals from diverse disciplines, such as physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, and pharmacists, working collaboratively to address the various needs of patients. Each healthcare professional brings unique expertise and perspectives, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the patient's condition and tailoring treatment plans accordingly.
For example, a patient with a chronic illness...

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System

The issues and trends in healthcare delivery are constantly changing. The COVID-19 pandemic is one recent issue that wreaked havoc on healthcare systems, causing a shortage of healthcare workers, high demand for medicines and supplies, and increased medical expenditure due to a lack of insurance. Other issues include rising healthcare costs and care fragmentation.
Cost Containment
Payment for healthcare services has historically promoted adoption of costly and often unnecessary or inefficient...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Climate-driven divergence in biophysical and economic impacts of agrivoltaics.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2026

Same author

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation.

Child abuse & neglect·2026

Same author

Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Intimate Partner Violence Victimisation: Findings From a National Survey in Australia.

Journal of interpersonal violence·2025

Same author

Compounding future escalation of emissions- and irrigation-induced increases in humid-heat stress.

Nature communications·2025

Same author

Childhood experiences of domestic violence and its association with mental disorders and health risk behaviours.

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science·2025

Same author

The prevalence of intimate partner violence in Australia: a national survey.

The Medical journal of Australia·2025

Same journal

National Health Expenditure Projections, 2025-34: Strong Utilization Growth Initially, Legislative Impacts Later.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

Same journal

State Medicaid Programs Face Increased Spending On Medicare Premiums.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

Same journal

Not enough time.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

Same journal

Medicaid Tobacco And Nicotine Cessation Treatment Rates Remained Low, 2019-24.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

Same journal

Third-Party Convener Firms And The Rise Of Geographically Dispersed, High-Earning Medicare ACOs.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

Same journal

The Opacity Of Price Transparency.

Health affairs (Project Hope)·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 1, 2026

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Care platforms: a basic building block for care delivery.

Richard M J Bohmer¹, David M Lawrence

¹Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rbohmer@hbs.edu

Health Affairs (Project Hope)

|September 11, 2008

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Operational reform is essential for healthcare. A "care platform" model, organizing work by function instead of specialty, can enhance care quality, reliability, and efficiency in provider organizations.

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 1, 2026

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Organizational Design
Health Services Research

Background:

Current healthcare delivery models face limitations in realizing the potential of new financing and payment systems without operational reform.
High-performing companies in other complex industries offer insights applicable to healthcare's challenges.

Discussion:

The proposed "care platform" is an operational framework for diversified provider organizations.
It reorganizes care production around similar work processes, moving away from traditional organ or specialty-based structures.
This model integrates standardized and customized care processes, supported by tailored information and business systems.

Key Insights:

Implementing a care platform can significantly increase the quality, reliability, and efficiency of healthcare delivery.
This organizational shift necessitates new roles and structures for physicians within healthcare organizations.
Adapting principles from high-risk, science-based industries offers a novel approach to healthcare operations.

Outlook:

The care platform model offers a pathway to overcome systemic inefficiencies in healthcare delivery.
Further research is needed to explore the practical implementation and physician adaptation to this new organizational framework.
This approach has the potential to redefine healthcare operations and improve patient outcomes.