1 “...This report examines changes in hospital and physician capacity over a decade, and also reveals...”

2 “... of life, reflecting the way that physicians at different institutions approach end-of-life care...”

3 “... aggressively physicians at each hospital treat chronically ill patients at the end of life, and the frequency...”

4 “... the procedure may be influenced more by physician judgments than by the preferences and values of the individual...”

5 “... can see in which regions beneficiaries are more likely than not to have a primary care physician...”

6 “... of Northern New England, reflecting the care provided by local physicians and hospitals. The population...”

7 “... on inpatient acute care hospitals and physician services under Medicare Part A and B. Other services provided...”

8 “... and reliability of care in hospitals, surgical centers, nursing homes and physician offices is far from assured...”

9 “... patients will often ask me, as a primary care physician, whether they should have one of these procedures...”

10 “... CMS pays health care providers for each procedure, treatment or physician visit. In part, this process...”

11 “... carefully details the issues surrounding spinal stenosis, including the physical and economic burden...”

12 “.... Primary care--the services delivered by family practice physicians, general internists and pediatricians...”

13 “... to be by a mix of clinical evidence--including emerging long-term results--and physicians' opinions...”

14 “... they want and need. It also discusses how physicians and other clinicians can support shared decision-making...”

15 “... patterns follow patient preferences. Rather, the report demonstrates that many hospitals and physicians...”

16 “... they want and need. It also discusses how physicians and other clinicians can support shared decision-making...”