It started with a big bang, but eventually faded. There is also significant support among emerging leaders of the physician community. Media attention to the Institute of Medicine story has propelled the problem of medical errors to the forefront in just a short period of time. Here are several nuggets from early work. Variation appears in many shapes and sizes, including procedures, diseases and conditions, geography, by physician specialty, etc.
Partnerships are critical.
A new value chain based on quality driven care management is emerging. The challenge is too great for any one organization to do alone. Objective care standards and evidence based medicine are required. Think bricks AND clicks. You can access either HTML or Adobe versions.