title: 3 forces for change.
abstract: For decades, health care has nursed a distrust of comparative clinical data. But what the market wants, it gets. Economics, technology, and the spirit of the times call for computer systems that measure quality.
authors.affiliation: Michael_Millenson@Mercer.com
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Millenson
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000191:economics; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States