Seemed Like a Good Idea Book contents
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Baseline Observations
- 2 Evidence and Growth in Aggregate Spending and Changes in Health Outcomes
- 3 The Benchmark Decision Model, the Value of Evidence, and Alternative Decision Processes
- 4 Care Coordination
- 5 Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Transitional Care of Older Adults
- 6 Vertical Integration of Physicians and Hospitals
- 7 Evidence on Provider Payment and Medical Care Management
- 8 Evidence on Ways to Bring about Effective Consumer and Patient Engagement
- 9 The Unmet and Evolving Need for Evidence-Based Telehealth
- 10 Evidence and the Management of Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations
- 11 Driving Innovation in Health Care
- 12 Concluding Chapter
- Index
1 - Baseline Observations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2022
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Baseline Observations
- 2 Evidence and Growth in Aggregate Spending and Changes in Health Outcomes
- 3 The Benchmark Decision Model, the Value of Evidence, and Alternative Decision Processes
- 4 Care Coordination
- 5 Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Transitional Care of Older Adults
- 6 Vertical Integration of Physicians and Hospitals
- 7 Evidence on Provider Payment and Medical Care Management
- 8 Evidence on Ways to Bring about Effective Consumer and Patient Engagement
- 9 The Unmet and Evolving Need for Evidence-Based Telehealth
- 10 Evidence and the Management of Health Care for Disadvantaged Populations
- 11 Driving Innovation in Health Care
- 12 Concluding Chapter
- Index
Summary
Over the last 40 years, spending on both hospital and physician services in the United States has inexorably increased, often faster than gross domestic product (GDP) or any other aggregate measure. In contrast to industries such as computer software, hospitality, sports and recreation – where spending has also grown faster than the economy – health care spending growth is not thought to be matched by increased customer or patient satisfaction or improved outcomes. For some groups, especially those that are socially disadvantaged or lower income, measures of health have remained stubbornly lower relative to the rest of the population. Despite continuous criticism of the status quo and calls for transformation, little has changed. Why has this sector of the economy uniquely resisted changes in products, productivity, and services aimed at improving consumer satisfaction or reducing spending growth?
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- Seemed Like a Good IdeaAlchemy versus Evidence-Based Approaches to Healthcare Management Innovation, pp. 1 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022