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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464890403321

Autore

Liu Jodi L

Titolo

Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014

ISBN

0-8330-8239-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (13 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaiDeborah

RingelJeanne S

VaianaMary E

WassermanJeffrey

Disciplina

616.1029384

Soggetti

Health care administration

Health care

Medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars; References; About This Report; RAND Health; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

A focused review of RAND Health research identified small ideas that could save the U.S. health care system 13 to 22 billion per year if successfully implemented. They include changing payment policy for emergency transport and greater use of 4 generic drugs. Small ideas do not require systemic change; thus, they may be both more feasible to operationalize and less likely to encounter stiff political and organizational resistance.