title: The root of the problem. Interview by Mary Grayson.
abstract: The challenges facing health care are immense, but AHA chair-elect John Bluford, president and CEO of Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, Mo., believes that common sense will prevail in the end. Fixing the payment system and building bridges between clinicians and hospitals are important. However, the real revolution will come when we reach a culture of wellness and prevention.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bluford
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D000573:American Hospital Association / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002321:Career Choice; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations