The healthcare imperative : lowering costs and improving outcomes : workshop series summary /

Summarizes workshops convened in May, July, September, and December 2009 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care (formerly the Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine), to explore the sources and implications of waste and excess cost in health care, as well as...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care, National Academies Press (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Yong, Pierre L., Saunders, Robert Samuel, 1978-, Olsen, LeighAnne
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]
Series:	Learning healthcare system series.
Subjects:	Medical care, Cost of > United States > Evaluation > Congresses. Medical care > United States > Cost control > Congresses. Medical policy > United States > Congresses.

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Summary:	Summarizes workshops convened in May, July, September, and December 2009 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care (formerly the Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine), to explore the sources and implications of waste and excess cost in health care, as well as strategies and policies necessary to address these issues.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 631 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0309144337 9780309144339