Why Partnerships Don't Fix Care Coordination
Partnerships don’t fix coordination. The work still happens across disconnected systems, so it turns into follow-ups, status checks, and re-sending information just to keep things moving. Not because the work is complex, but because the systems aren’t connected.
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Maggie Quirk
I write about the systems that shape everyday life. Drawing on experience in healthcare coordination, emergency services, and strategy, I explore how people navigate the organizations and institutions around them.
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