| Leadership Commitments to Improve Value in Health Care: Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (Author), Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine (Author), McGinnis, J. Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 030911053X ISBN-13: 9780309110532 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Health Policy |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| Series: Learning Healthcare Systems |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.66 lbs) 347 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume reports on discussions among multiple stakeholders about ways they might help transform health care in the United States. The U.S. healthcare system consists of a complex network of decentralized and loosely associated organizations, services, relationships, and participants. Each of the healthcare system's component sectors--patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare delivery organizations, healthcare product developers, clinical investigators and evaluators, regulators, insurers, employers and employees, and individuals involved in information technology--conducts activities that support a common goal: to improve patient health and wellbeing. Implicit in this goal is the commitment of each stakeholder group to contribute to the evidence base for health care, that is, to assist with the development and application of information about the efficacy, safety, effectiveness, value, and appropriateness of the health care delivered. |