Tracking Medicine A Researcher's Quest to Understand Health Care

Name: Tracking Medicine A Researcher's Quest to Understand Health Care
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ISBN: 9780199731787

ISBN-10: 0199731780

ISBN-13: 9780199731787

Edition: 2010

Authors: John E. Wennberg

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Written by a groundbreaking figure of modern medical study, Tracking Medicine is an eye-opening introduction to the science of health care delivery, as well as a powerful argument for its relevance in shaping the future of our country. An indispensable resource for those involved in public health and health policy, this book uses Dr. Wennberg's pioneering research to provide a framework for understanding the health care crisis; and outlines a roadmap for real change in the future. It is also a useful tool for anyone interested in understanding and forming their own opinion on the current debate.

Book details

List price: $46.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/26/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 9.76" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English




An Introduction to the Problem of Unwarranted Variation



In Health Care, Geography Is Destiny



The Vermont Experience



Surgical Variation: Understanding Preference-Sensitive Care



Tonsillectomy and Medical Opinion



Interpreting the Pattern of Surgical Variation



Understanding the Market for Preference-Sensitive Surgery



Learning What Works and What Patients Want



The Birth and Near Death of Comparative Effectiveness Research



Medical Variation: Understanding Supply-Sensitive Care



Understanding Supply-Sensitive Care



Chronic Illness and Practice Variation



Is More Better?



Are ï¿½America's Best Hospitalsï¿½ Really the Best?



The Top Ten Reasons Why We Need to Reform the Way We Manage Chronic Illness



Pathways to Reform



Promoting Organized Care and Reducing Overuse



Establishing Shared Decision Making and Informed Patient Choice



Five Ways to Control Costs and Accelerate Health Care Reform



The Challenge of Practice Variations


Epilogue (with Shannon Brownlee)


Appendix on Methods


Glossary


Notes and References


Index