Access, quality, and cost control in emergency medicine: Can we have all three? A resident's perspective on the future of emergency medicine

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作者
Asplin, BR
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[1] University of Pittsburgh, Affiliated Residency Emergency Med., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70047-7
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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The triad of access, quality, and cost provides a useful framework for the discussion of health care reform. A quote from a recent review of the Oregon Health Plan illustrates the conflict between these three factors very well. ''The administrators of the plan are realistic people; they once placed a sign on the wall: 'Cost, access, quality-pick any two.'''
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