title: Effectiveness, accountability, and efficiency.
abstract: Management of health care is compromised by its singular reliance on billing information--i.e., a claims trail tells little of what providers think. It relates to neither prevention of disease nor reduction of unnecessary health care costs. Billing information is not the substrate to be used in the pursuit of appropriateness, effectiveness, and value. To improve medical management of health care, a protected, but accessible clinical database is needed.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States