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September 19, 2007 | Commentary
Each year Americans spend more than $2 trillion on health care. Unfortunately, some of this $2 trillion buys services of little or no value. This waste has been attributed to misleading advertisements, media hype, misguided state and federal mandate ...
April 25, 2012 | Commentary
This editorial discusses challenges to seamless flow of clinical data across health care settings. In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was created to promote the meaningful use of health information technology.
March 1, 2009 | Commentary
The potential of health information technology (IT) to transform health care delivery has spurred health IT adoption and will likely contribute to increased investments in coming years.
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
June 1, 2011 | Commentary
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a disruptive model of health education and delivery, makes the medical resources of academic medical centers available to treat and improve outcomes for rural HCV patients.
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.
October 1, 2009 | Commentary
This foreword to a special issue on public health systems research discusses the history and evolution of the field. The author describes the function of the AcademyHealth Interest Group of Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) and provides a definition of public health systems research.