Issues and challenges in quality assurance of health care.
In this paper I review the health care crisis in the United States and conclude that fundamental changes must be made. I then present: (1) an organizational approach that might be encompassed in President Clinton's program for health care reform; (2) my "dream" of a national quality improvement system for reform, based on The Netherlands Model; and (3) a suggestion that strengthening primary care will be the key to the success of this reform in the coming years.
Williamson
J W
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Salt Lake Regional Medical Education Center, Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, UT.
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