The Role Of The Second Curve In Healthcare

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Over the years, the health care system has seen and continues to see tremendous change and growth, and as healthcare systems continues to evolve, the idea of the second curve has made its way into the healthcare systems. For example, in the business world when companies run successfully for years with the same plan (first curve), often time during that run they are faced with difficulties and are forced to draw out a new plan (the second curve).
Like in the business world, healthcare fields are changing from its first curve where hospitals are functioning in a volume-based environment, to the second curve where value-based care systems will be implemented in hospital settings. Implementing this second curve will enable hospitals reduce cost

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