Health System Reform: The Value and Price of Innovation
By Samuel O. Their
Summary: This paper shows that health care innovation in the United States will require creativity, trial and error on the state or regional level. This state or regional focus is necessary because of the unique nature of the United States, a country with characteristics that make adopting another country's health care model challenging. Innovation will require public/private partnerships, IT infrastructure development, biomedical research and integration. New national standards for care may be possible on the national level, but creativity, trial and error at the state/regional levels will be required if new national health care standards are to be met.
Key Concepts: state models for national health reform, health care administrative structure, quality in health care reform
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