Toward a high performance health system for the United States

Toward a high performance health system for the United States

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Gauthier, Anne, author
Schoenbaum, Stephen C., author
Weinbaum, Ilana, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund. Commission on a High Performance Health System, issuing body.
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, March 2006
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Federal Government
Health Care Reform
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The U.S. health care system falls short on several dimensions of performance. The fragmented nature of the system--with multiple public and private financing and delivery processes, as well as numerous entities responsible for controlling costs and ensuring quality, safety, and access--poses many barriers to high performance. Several potential levers available to private and public stakeholders could promote reform. In particular, the federal government might consider helping to restructure the health care market so it functions more effectively and efficiently; for example, by investing in research and evaluation to determine best practice and funding technical assistance to spread innovation. Rather than addressing coverage, quality, and cost as separate issues, it might be time to consider them simultaneously. It is also important to consider how proposed public policies would affect each of the dimensions of health system performance.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (iv, 19 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101273521 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101273521