ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book addresses the following question: "How can people care for as much of community as possible with the most cost-effective resources, the lowest cost, and the best outcomes possible?" It considers a holistic and comprehensive view of local healthcare systems, inclusive of hospitals and other "official" clinical care locations plus all the relevant non-clinical resources people have within their communities. The book offers some of the basic elements of capacity management for areas critical to care provision, the emergency department (ED) and surgical Services. As the care circle network (CCN) is integrated into the care strategies of patients coming out of the hospital and back into the community, opportunities for health ownership, patient engagement, and reduced cost and resource demand are created.
