Paths to sustainability for innovative delivery system programs

"We found widespread interest and activity in testing new care delivery models to improve health care quality and reduce costs in Massachusetts. However, the environment presents great uncertainty for the sustainability of these programs."

Paths to sustainability for innovative delivery system programs
PS Hussey, C Armstrong, EC Schneider
RAND Corporation
May 2015

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Half of Americans think expensive medical care is better. They're wrong.

"Research doesn't show a connection between higher medical prices and better outcomes."

Half of Americans think expensive medical care is better. They're wrong.
S Kliff
Vox, 21 July 2014

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Disparities in selective referral for cancer surgeries

"Efforts should be made to directly reduce such disparities and ensure equal healthcare delivery."

Disparities in selective referral for cancer surgeries: implications for the current healthcare delivery system
M Sun, PI Karakiewicz, JD Sammon, S Sukumar, MK Gervais, PL Nguyen, TK Choueiri, M Menon, QD Trinh
BMJ Open, 2014:e003921

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Organizational road maps for value-driven health care

"Healthcare provider organizations must work to close the value gap by improving quality while reducing the total cost of care to the purchaser."

Organizational road maps for value-driven health care
Healthcare Financial Management Association
November 2012

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The performance improvement imperative

"Improving care for the chronically ill is just one of many steps required to lower national health spending and bring about the dramatic change needed in the way health care is organized and provided."

The performance improvement imperative: utilizing a coordinated, community-based approach to enhance care and lower costs for chronically ill patients
The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System
April 2012

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Scorecard on local health system performance

"The first-ever Scorecard on Local Health System Performance provides U.S. communities with comparative data to assess the performance of their health care systems, establish priorities for improvement, and set achievement targets."

Rising to the challenge: results from a scorecard on local health system performance
The Commonwealth Fund
March 2012

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