title: Increasing Cost Efficiency in Health Care without Sacrificing the Human Touch.
authors.affiliation: obstetrics and gynecology resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States