Let’s Create Pies!

“Although the US health care system employs mental, physical, and spiritual professionals, recognition and application of the mind-body-spirit relationship is not standard operating procedure.”

“The Silo Disconnect” refers to the unfortunate disconnection of health care professionals - mental, physical, and spiritual - as each offers their assistance to you as the patient.

Just as silos separate grain storage for the farmer, health care silos (metaphorically) separate these professionals and your various treatment care plans. All “silos” are doing their jobs as individual clinicians yet fail to interact as a coordinated team.

In other words, the system has not required these experts to provide a holistic, integrated treatment plan. As a result, the mind-body-spirit relationship is not taken seriously enough.

So, for now, you may need to be the catalyst and glue for this integration. As more health care consumers proactively expect more, the system will receive this loud-and-clear message and require more coordination.

Instead of three silos, let’s create pies!