Dr. Don Berwick’s 5 principles for change in healthcare

Berwick outlined five principles to guide change in health care:

1. Put the patient first.
2. Among those, put the poor and disadvantaged first, “those in the beginning, the end, and the shadows of life. Let us meet the moral test.”
3. Start at scale. “There is no more time left for timidity. Pilots will not suffice.”
4. Return the money. “It is crucial that the employers and wage-earners and unions and states and taxpayers – those who actually pay the health care bill – see that bill fall.”
5. Act locally. Every community must mobilize.   Read more….