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Achieving a high-performance health care system with universal access: what the United States can learn from other countries
- Source :
- Annals of internal medicine. 148(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This position paper concerns improving health care in the United States. Unlike previous highly focused policy papers by the American College of Physicians, this article takes a comprehensive approach to improving access, quality, and efficiency of care. The first part describes health care in the United States. The second compares it with health care in other countries. The concluding section proposes lessons that the United States can learn from these countries and recommendations for achieving a high-performance health care system in the United States. The articles are based on a position paper developed by the American College of Physicians' Health and Public Policy Committee. This policy paper (not included in this article) also provides a detailed analysis of health care systems in 12 other industrialized countries. Although we can learn much from other health systems, the College recognizes that our political and social culture, demographics, and form of government will shape any solution for the United States. This caution notwithstanding, we have identified several approaches that have worked well for countries like ours and could probably be adapted to the unique circumstances in the United States.
- Subjects :
- Economic growth
HRHIS
Government
Medical Assistance
Quality Assurance, Health Care
business.industry
Universal design
Health Policy
Public policy
General Medicine
Health Care Costs
Health Services Accessibility
United States
Health Care Reform
Physicians
Health care
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Position paper
Health care reform
business
Delivery of Health Care
Health policy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15393704
- Volume :
- 148
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of internal medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ebbc537428a4b31afd18b90133de28be