Reducing waste in U.S. health care systems

Article Abstract:

The health care system in the U.S. does not deliver safe, effective, patient-centered and equitable care to patients due to the huge waste of time and money in the system. Various types of waste in the medical system including waste of overproduction, processing and movement are analyzed, also recommending evidence-based biomedical interventions and adoption of rigorous quality improvement methods to achieve efficiency.

Methods

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Tuberculosis, vulnerability, and access to quality care

Article Abstract:

The information available on the association between tuberculosis and the many known conditions and circumstances that influence vulnerability to the disease is reviewed and summarized. The conditions and circumstances mainly include three broad categories of factors such as individual biological factors, social and economic circumstances and environmental and institutional factors.

Care and treatment, Tuberculosis

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The GAAP in quality measurement and reporting

Article Abstract:

The article examines the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in reporting data and quality measurement that will help improve the quality in health care.

Usage, Measurement, Accounting, Accounting standards

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