عنوان

Chaos and organization in health care /

(Number (ISBN

0262259036

(Number (ISBN

9780262259033

Erroneous ISBN

0262013533

Erroneous ISBN

9780262013536

Number

b757074

Title Proper

Chaos and organization in health care /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Thomas H. Lee and James J. Mongan.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

MIT Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xv, 278 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The problem is chaos. Chaos -- Progress -- Fragmentation -- The solution is organization. What does organization in health care look like? -- What kinds of systems improve health care? -- Tightly structured health care delivery organizations -- Organizing the mainstream of U.S. medicine -- What can payers, employers, and patients do? -- How do we get there? Evolution or revolution? -- Provider change -- Payment change -- Market change -- Accelerating evolution.

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Text of Note

Two leading physicians' prescription for solving our health care problems: organizing the fragmented system that delivers care. One of the most daunting challenges facing the new U.S. administration is health care reform. The size of the system, the number of stakeholders, and ever-rising costs make the problem seem almost intractable. But in Chaos and Organization in Health Care, two leading physicians offer an optimistic prognosis. In their frontline work as providers, Thomas Lee and James Mongan see the inefficiency, the missed opportunities, and the occasional harm that can result from the current system. The root cause of these problems, they argue, is chaos in the delivery of care. If the problem is chaos, the solution is organization, and in this timely and outspoken book, they offer a plan. In many ways, this chaos is caused by something good: the dramatic progress in medical science--the explosion of medical knowledge and the exponential increase in treatment options. Imposed on a fragmented system of small practices and individual patients with multiple providers, progress results in chaos. Lee and Mongan argue that attacking this chaos is even more important than whether health care is managed by government or controlled by market forces. Some providers are already tightly organized, adapting management principles from business and offering care that is by many measures safer, better, and less costly. Lee and Mongan propose multiple strategies that can be adopted nationwide, including electronic medical records and information systems for sharing knowledge; team-based care, with doctors and other providers working together; and disease management programs to coordinate care for the sickest patients.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIT Press

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIT Press

Stock Number

22573/ctt5mz3km

Stock Number

269463

Stock Number

8277

Stock Number

9780262259033

Title

Chaos and organization in health care.

International Standard Book Number

9780262013536

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Health care reform-- United States.

Health facilities-- United States-- Administration.

Medical care-- United States.

Organizational behavior.

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Health care reform.

Health facilities-- Administration.

Medical care.

MEDICAL-- Health Policy.

MEDICAL-- Health Risk Assessment.

Organizational behavior.

United States.

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MED-- 037000

MED035000

MED036000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Lee, Thomas H.

Mongan, James J.

Date of Transaction

20201204171920.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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