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Ripe for change: study; Commonwealth Fund develops healthcare `scorecard'.

Publication: Modern Healthcare
Publication Date: 07-AUG-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Michael Romano

The nation's costly healthcare system is a little like a vintage sports car with some serious mechanical problems: Those expensive parts work fine at times, but there's a lot about the chassis and engine that needs tinkering, a new report from a panel of influential industry leaders concludes.

In a gloomy assessment of healthcare in the U.S., the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System concludes that the $2 trillion-a-year system, jammed with high-tech gadgets and precious new technology, delivers some of the best medical care in the world but still falls far short of providing "high-quality, safe, well-coordinated and efficient care.''

The 18-member commission says...

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