1. A holiday wish listfor healthcare.
- Author
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GOOZNER, MERRILL
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GOAL (Psychology) , *HOLIDAYS , *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems , *MEDICAL databases , *LONG-term health care , *MEDICAID , *MEDICAL records , *PHYSICIANS , *HEALTH care industry , *HEALTH insurance reimbursement , *ACCESS to information , *ACCOUNTABLE care organizations ,PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act - Abstract
The article offers suggestions of holiday gifts for the U.S. healthcare system. Topics discussed include book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande for long-term health care providers, authorization for officials at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to move nation's providers from fee-for-service to pay-for-value medicine, and support from leadership for hospital safety and quality officials to reduce the harm in healthcare facilities.
- Published
- 2014