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Reader Submissions: Can You Apply Newton's Laws of Motion to Healthcare?

From inertia to actions and reactions, there are many ways we can apply Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion to healthcare. We began by listing some basics with descriptions of each of Newton's Laws of Healthcare Motion. Now it's your turn to apply these rules to healthcare. It requires some knowledge of the system, some rules of empowerment, and some creative thinking. What ones can you think of?

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Read the article about Newton's laws for ideas (linked in the paragraph above.)
Inertia? Acceleration? Action and Reaction?

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What will smart patients do to protect themselves from negative outcomes based on Newton's Laws of Healthcare Motion?

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