H&HN December 13, 2016
Developing countries have spawned innovative, effective and low-cost ways to provide care.
The provision of health care in the United States is undergoing a profound change in its business model: Proactive management of health is replacing reactive sick care, fragmented care is being superseded by integrated systems of care, and reimbursement is rewarding quality and efficiency rather than volume.
As we undergo these changes, we realize that we have, at best, limited understanding of the new world of health care in its mature form. Given this uncertainty, we need to place a premium on innovation — approaches to provider payment (e.g., shared-savings programs), new organizational arrangements (e.g., patient-centered medical homes), new care and operational processes (e.g., care management of...