Browsing by Author "Fisher, Elliott S."

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    Is Less Better? Greater Efficiency With Fewer Resources Expended
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2007-01) Napier, Melanie; Wennberg, John E.; Fisher, Elliott S.
    Summarizes an analysis of Medicare spending to assess the relative efficiency of healthcare providers in managing patients with severe chronic illnesses in California. Highlights the need to redesign the payment system to improve healthcare efficiency.
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    Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-08) Chandra, Amitabh; Skinner, Jonathan S.; Fisher, Elliott S.
    Argues for the use of outcomes assessment in measuring cost-effectiveness and quality to capture the overall impact of multi-dimensional treatment strategies and to identify healthcare systems that both adopt appropriate technologies and perform well.