title: Process improvement and supply and demand: the elements that underlie integration.
abstract: Integration relies on a series of key change strategies connected by a fundamental dynamic: system capacity has to match demand or it will ultimately result in expanding delay and system failure. A balance of supply and demand is necessary for successful system performance. If demand and capacity are balanced, then delays are not required.
authors.affiliation: Idealized Design of Clinical Office Practices (IDCOP), Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D002170:Canada; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D018511:Systems Integration; D013598:Systems Theory; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*