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The system of care for people with bipolar disorder “...is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” (Attribution disputed: Paul Batalden or Arthur Jones). Those results are not good enough. We propose to improve results for people with bipolar disorder by disrupting the current care system with a Learning Health Network. First, we describe the system's current status and why it needs to be disrupted and improved. Then we describe a Learning Health Network model from the Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Finally, we describe our plan to develop the Bipolar Learning Health Network. Few clinicians have insight with respect to bipolar disorder outcomes or the quality of care within their healthcare systems. To highlight this gap, we challenge clinicians to answer the following questions within their system, clinic, or own practices: How many bipolar patients are: