MARC Record from Library of Congress

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020 $a9780199731787 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0199731780 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn461256249
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050 00 $aR853.O87$bW46 2010
060 00 $a2010 J-205
060 10 $aW 84.4 AA1$bW476t 2010
082 00 $a362.1$222
100 1 $aWennberg, John E.
245 10 $aTracking medicine :$ba researcher's quest to understand health care /$cJohn E. Wennberg.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2010.
300 $axix, 319 p. :$bill., map ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIn health care, geography is destiny -- The Vermont experience -- 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 -- Understanding supply-sensitive care -- Chronic illness and practice variation -- Is more better? -- Are America's "best hospitals" really the best? -- Ten top reasons why we need to reform the way we manage chronic illness -- Promoting organized care and reducing overuse -- Establishing shared decision making and informed patient choice -- Six ways to control costs, and accelerate health care reform -- The challenge of practice variations.
650 0 $aOutcome assessment (Medical care)$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMedicine, Comparative$zUnited States.
650 0 $aRegional medical programs$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHealth care reform$zUnited States.
650 12 $aOutcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)$zUnited States.
650 12 $aPhysician's Practice Patterns$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealth Care Reform$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealth Resources$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealth Services Accessibility$zUnited States.