Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: Redirecting Reform for Efficiency and Effectiveness, Revised Edition
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Main Author: Bauer, Jeffrey C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014
Edition:2nd ed
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Item Description:Front Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Paradox; Chapter 2: The Economic Challenge: Chaos; Chapter 3: The Economic Imperative: Efficiency (Cost); Chapter 4: The Clinical Imperative: Effectiveness (Quality); Chapter 5: Tools for Efficiency and Effectiveness; Chapter 6: Redirecting Reform: Strategic Recommendations; Chapter 7: Epilogue: Organizational Success Factors for Efficiency and Effectiveness; About the Author; Back Cover
The Paradox: Americans are not as healthy as people in dozens of comparable countries that spend 30 percent less on health care, and our medical marketplace overall is plagued by persistent problems of cost, quality, and access. Yet, the world's best individual health systems are located in the U.S.-each a unique result of visionary leadership and private initiative, not government-driven health reform. The Imperatives: Due to powerful new forces explained in this book, medical spending has stopped growing. Purchasers, payers, and patients are
Physical Description:154 pages
ISBN:9781466593251
1466593253

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