500 years ago, Martin Luther, changed religion in the west. His revolutionary idea was that we did not need the institution of the church to save our souls. Until then we all thought that the church was esential and we paid through the nose to get the church to save us.
Over the last 200 years, we have also given up our education and our health to institutions.
The big idea today - just as with Luther and our souls - is that we don't need to give up everything to the education system or the healthcare system. We can do a lot for ourselves and for much less cost.
Here is a progressive Doctor's view of this. (Jack Kruse - a Neorosurgeon)
It has allowed me to focus on what really matters, and that is health, biochemistry and evolutionary medicine to mold the future of healthcare. Patients want results and they are now mandating it happen on their terms. I love this change in thought. Patients who embrace this concept are now using technology to allow them to quantify themselves against metrics they know promote health based upon these evolutionary principles. They reject the dogma that has been healthcare for the last 200 years. They realize that they can no longer afford to abdicate the decision process to someone else. They no longer want to feel helpless. They want some degree of control back.
Medicine has left these concerns unaddressed for too long. The gaps between recommendations and results is widening everyday. Patients sense it. We ignore it in hospitals and offices. Some of us recognize it and try things to close those gaps to remain competitive and up to date. Big companies and government will try to bridge these gaps with tangible action plans. Most will be lead to incremental change with limited success. The reason that success is often limited because they underestimate the personal behavioral aspects that often result in ultimate failure of their plans. My belief is that if we construct a paradigm of change that incorporates the tangible (costs and services) aspects of change and the best personal needs of patients needs then we will have the ability to effect change in both spheres simultaneously allowing for massive benefits that both sides of the equation.
My vision for healthcare is to focus on health promotion to allow people to adopt thoughts that immediately change their health. Organizational changes in the food agricultural complex will need to adapt with the current vertically and horizontally integrated healthcare delivery system.
Here is Michael Rose's site . Michael offers up the evolutionary conterxt for this shift - why if we live a closer fit to our evolved self - we will naturally be healthy.
Here is a link to our site where you can translate this context into into action
