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13th Jul, 2009 | Source : Jack Lewin, MD, CEO, American College of Cardiology
Health care reform is imminent. The U.S. health care system is unsustainable if not reformed to improve quality, reduce unnecessary spending, and focus more effectively on prevention and management of chronic disease. Combine these opportunities with the ethical and practical need to get access to care for 47 million uninsured Americans, and you have a system primed for reform.
With 43 percent of Medicare dollars spent on heart disease—our nation’s #1 killer—the American College of Cardiology (ACC) is taking an active role in reform efforts and working to engage patients, lawmakers, and the medical community in discussions around a new standard of health care delivery centered on increasing access to care and ensuring patient value.
Through its “Quality First” campaign, the ACC is encouraging health care providers to act to “transform health care from the inside out.” Physicians, nurses and other care providers are on the front lines of care delivery and can best ferret out waste and unnecessary or inappropriate care and focus instead on continuous quality and outcomes improvement.
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With 43 percent of Medicare dollars spent on heart disease—our nation’s #1 killer—the American College of Cardiology (ACC) is taking an active role in reform efforts and working to engage patients, lawmakers, and the medical community in discussions around a new standard of health care delivery centered on increasing access to care and ensuring patient value.
Through its “Quality First” campaign, the ACC is encouraging health care providers to act to “transform health care from the inside out.” Physicians, nurses and other care providers are on the front lines of care delivery and can best ferret out waste and unnecessary or inappropriate care and focus instead on continuous quality and outcomes improvement.
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22nd Jun, 2009 | Source : Newsweek Showcase Archives
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1st Apr, 2009 | Source : Jack Lewin, MD, CEO, American College of Cardiology
Health system reform is imminent. If you travel anywhere in the United States you will find physician and patient satisfaction levels decreasing as a result of inconsistent quality, lack of coordinated care, and medical liability concerns. Combine these factors with 47 million uninsured Americans, and you have a system primed for reform.
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Posted by Mary Paul Thomas
on 19th Aug 2009 10:10
Urgency of Health Care Reform I appreciate the American College of Cardiology writing in support of health care reform, but you..
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