title: The beginning: a good place to start for healthcare reform.
abstract: The healthcare continuum can be divided into stages that move from cause to effect. Each stage is a potential place to focus on improving the management of our healthcare system. The key is to make proactive care profitable for providers without making it too expensive for all other affected stakeholders.
authors.affiliation: scottmacstra@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: MacStravic
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019468:Disease Management; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States