Leadership by Example

Author: Committee on Enhancing Federal Healthcare Quality Programs
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0309086183
Category: Medical

Leadership by Example: Coordinating Government Roles in Improving Health Care Quality (Quality Chasm)

The federal government operates six major health care programs that serve nearly 100 million Americans. Download Leadership by Example medical books for free.
Collectively, these programs significantly influence how health care is provided by the private sector.

Leadership by Example explores how the federal government can leverage its unique position as regulator, purchaser, provider, and research sponsor to improve care - not only in these six programs but also throughout the nation's health care system.

The book describes the federal programs and the populations they serve: Medicare (elderly), Medicaid (low income), SCHIP (children), VHA (veterans), TRICARE (individuals in the military and their dependents), and IHS (native Americans). It then examines the steps each program Get Leadership by Example our bestseller medical books.

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