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2012 President's Message
In "The Push for the Summit: Creating Health Care's New Terrain," we now set our sights on frontiers and summits yet to come.
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Debate
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
Narrative vs Evidence-Based Medicine--And, Not Or
November 9, 2011 | Commentary
Stories help the public make sense of population-based scientific evidence.
Replicating High-Quality Medical Organizations
February 10, 2010 | Commentary
Restructuring the U.S. health care delivery system to provide the kind of coordinated, patient-centered care that high-quality medical care organizations are now achieving will require new organizational arrangements, strong primary care and effective team performance.
Health Information Technology in the Era of Care Delivery Reform
June 27, 2012 | Commentary
Electronic health records have the power to transform health care but they must be more than just electronic versions of current paper records.
Learning Accountability for Patient Outcomes
July 14, 2010 | Commentary
In this commentary, Dr. Pronovost calls for greater accountability for patient safety within the U.S. health care system. He emphasizes the role of teamwork in reducing CLABSI and other preventable infections.
Unleashing Nurse Practitioners' Potential To Deliver Primary Care And Lead Teams
May 1, 2010 | Commentary
If primary care is the foundation of the future health care system in this country, and if access to primary care for all is to be ensured while containing or reducing costs of care,then nurse practitioners will be crucial to achieving these aims.
Community-Based Participatory Research Contributions to Intervention Research
February 10, 2010 | Commentary
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged in the last decades as a transformative research paradigm that bridges the gap between science and practice through community engagement and social action to increase health equity. The authors of this study identify the barriers and challenges within the intervention and implementation of CBPR.
Leveling the Field
December 17, 2009 | Commentary
The major reform proposals' intent to increase coverage may address some of the racial and ethnic disparities that continue to exist in the U.S. health care system. With so much focus on national health reform, this article reminds readers of both the challenges of and opportunities for equity in its implementation.