| Top 10 Reasons to Improve Thinking* |
| #10 | Things aren't what they were, or what they will be. |
| #9 | Patients are sicker, with multiple problems. |
| #8 | More consumer involvement (patients and families). |
| #7 | Healthcare professionals must be able to move from
one setting to another. |
| #6 | Rapid change and information explosion requires us to develop new learning and workplace skills. |
| #5 | Consumers and payers demand to see evidence of benefits, efficiency, and results. |
| #4 | Today's progress often creates new problems that can't be
solved by old ways of thinking. |
| #3 | Redesigning care delivery is useless if we don't have the thinking skills required to deal with the realities of today's world. |
| #2 | It can be done---it doesn't have to be that difficult. |
| #1 | Your ability to focus your thinking to get the results you need
is the most important factor that determines whether you
succeed or fail. |
* © 2002 R. Alfaro-LeFevre
|