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Health Care: An Industry In Transition Read chapter Read first chapter

2003 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Conclusion: What must be Done

Authors : Thomas T. H. Wan, Ph.D., Alastair M. Connell, M.D.

Published in: Monitoring the Quality of Health Care

Publisher: Springer US

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Health care delivery in the United States is still evolving away from the traditional, relatively simple professional paradigm characterized by a formal or implicit contract between a patient and a professional provider. It is far from clear what ultimate form will emerge for health care in this country. At present, care is increasingly provided through large corporate or governmental entities that, overwhelmingly, are fiscal intermediaries in its delivery.

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Title
Conclusion: What must be Done
Authors
Thomas T. H. Wan, Ph.D.
Alastair M. Connell, M.D.
Copyright Year
2003
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Monitoring the Quality of Health Care

Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-5393-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4615-1097-0

Copyright Year: 2003

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1097-0_17