Partners in Health / Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text (ePub)

Praise for Partners in Health

"The combination of visionary leadership, knowledge, and superb
timing makes this book a winner. Health care is evolving toward
collaboration and integration, and this book is essential reading
for anyone wishing to change the relationships between hospitals
and physicians." --Donald W. Fisher, PhD, president and CEO,
the American Medical Group Association

"This book is a must-read for anyone committed to a
high-performance health system. It spells out the practical steps
that will move us toward an accessible, coordinated,
patient-centered system of care. Its recommendations for payment
and regulatory reform underscore the urgency of comprehensive
health reform if the current misaligned incentives are to be
changed to support those on the frontlines in providing the best
care with prudent stewardship of resources." --Karen Davis,
PhD, president, The Commonwealth Fund

"Closer physician-hospital integration would lead to higher
quality care at lower cost. Partners in Health is a masterful guide
to past integration efforts, current models of success, and
thoughtful recommendations for future progress." --Victor R.
Fuchs, PhD, Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor Emeritus, Stanford
University

"The working relationship of hospitals and physicians must be
restructured for the United States to achieve more efficient,
accountable care. But addressing our urgent challenges can't wait
for all hospitals and physicians to join highly structured systems.
Thankfully, the authors offer steps that all the major stakeholders
can take today to spur new models and start the flywheel of trust
spinning at new speeds." --Richard Umbdenstock, president and
CEO of the American Hospital Association

"Transitioning U.S. health care from fragmentation to
integration, in the context of a more rational payment system, is
sure to be a long and tortuous journey. Partners in Health is a
kind of Fodor's Guide to the voyage. No one committed to health
reform should travel without it." --Susan Dentzer,
editor-in-chief, Health Affairs