Hospital and physician capacity update a brief report from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
This report examines changes in hospital and physician capacity over a decade, and also reveals the substantial unwarranted variation in capacity across regions. The regional variation in capacity is idiosyncratic, that is, not reflecting patient wants or needs. And research conducted over the last...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Lebanon, N.H.]
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
March 30, 2009, 2009
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| Summary: | This report examines changes in hospital and physician capacity over a decade, and also reveals the substantial unwarranted variation in capacity across regions. The regional variation in capacity is idiosyncratic, that is, not reflecting patient wants or needs. And research conducted over the last 30 years shows that lower capacity is compatible with high quality and comparable outcomes. Better planning of hospital and physician capacity is an essential part of reforming the health care system toward improved outcomes and affordability |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (19 pages) illustrations |