| Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care: Redirecting Reform for Efficiency and Effectiveness, Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bauer, Jeffrey C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1466593245 ISBN-13: 9781466593244 Publisher: Productivity Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Management - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Service - Medical | Administration |
| Dewey: 362.106 |
| LCCN: 2014018595 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.92 lbs) 159 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 no longer willing or able to keep paying more. To stay in business and improve population health, providers and their business partners must eliminate the shameful waste generated by inefficient and ineffective production processes. The Solution: Simply repairing or repealing the Affordable Care Act will not get us where we want to go. The fundamental roadblock is a wasteful system, not uninsured Americans. Reform needs to be immediately redirected to creating the best health care system that 17 percent of GDP can buy. Money saved by taking the new path to reform can then be used to improve population health through access for all. Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care is the roadmap for getting there.
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