title: The quality imperative: a commentary on the U.S. healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. frakt@bu.edu
authors.forename: Austin B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Frakt
authors.forename: Aaron E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States