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Dec 15, 2021 · They include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt value-based care. Since early ...
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In addition, ample evidence has shown that health insurance provides greater access to beneficial care and can improve health and save lives. 1-3 Many people also place social value on others’ access to health care as part of a social safety net that also includes access to food, housing, and education.
The National Academy of Medicine defines healthcare quality as “the degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.” Many factors contribute to the quality of care in the United States, including access to timely care, affordability of care, and use of evidence ...
- 2021/12
Aug 21, 2009 · Modeling results presented in this paper predict that if delivery system reforms can help achieve reasonable increases in value, millions of additional Americans could obtain health insurance ...
Access to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease, reducing unnecessary disability and premature death, and achieving health equity for all Americans.2 Attaining good access to care means ...
- 2021/12
This paper is part of the American College of Physicians' policy framework to achieve a vision for a better health care system, where everyone has coverage for and access to the care they need, at a cost they and the country can afford. Currently, the United States is the only wealthy industrialized country that has not achieved universal health coverage. The nation's existing health care ...
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Healthcare quality assessments evaluate health systems’ effectiveness to provide patient care that is timely, affordable, and based on reliable evidence. This section of the report provides a broad portrait of U.S. healthcare to support contextual understanding of the structural factors, including societal inequities, that affect how today’s healthcare is organized, financed, and delivered.
