 |
|
|
|
|
Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
|
| | | | Related Healthscout Videos | |
|
Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Among the recommendations was moving away from fee-for-service payments and paying doctors and hospitals based on the quality of care. In addition, the report recommends patient incentives that reward them for choosing doctors and hospitals that provide the most efficient, highest quality care.
To achieve these goals, the report recommends removing barriers that prevent doctors from sharing essential information; accrediting doctors and hospitals based on quality measures; making patient information more available to doctors at the point of care; and enforcing clear accountability for patient care.
Moreover, doctors and other health care professionals should be trained to work as teams. And, switching to electronic health records should be mandated and supported by the federal government, according to the report.
Text Continues Below
More information
For more on health care reform, visit The Commonwealth Fund.
Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3
|
Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.
Last updated 8/7/2008
|
|
SOURCES: Cathy Schoen, senior vice president for research and evaluation, The Commonwealth Fund, New York City; Kathleen D. Stoll, director, health policy, Families USA, Washington, D.C.; Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and co-founder, Physicians for A National Health Program; Aug. 7, 2008, Commonwealth Fund reports, Public Views on U.S. Health Care System Organization: A Call for New Directions, Organizing The U.S. Health Care System for High Performance
|
.gif)
