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Quality of Care: A Call for Papers for the Annual Coordinated Theme Issues of the AMA Journals

Quality of Care: A Call for Papers for the Annual Coordinated Theme Issues of the AMA Journals Abstract Of the many elemental management objectives of American health system reform, 3 have always stood out: control of cost, promotion of quality, and access for all to basic medical care. Many of us hoped to achieve all 3 of these major objectives in a comprehensive, organized, and timely way while preserving necessary patient and physician autonomy, promoting prevention, and emphasizing primary care, among other factors.1 Alas, such was not to be. What has happened? Cost control has been achieved in many sectors in large part because of the managed care revolution. Access has worsened. And quality is now under attack.2,3 The JAMA Editorial Board and senior staff and the editors of the Archives Journals have completed their annual Delphi process to identify and rank the most important topics for our journals to address in the upcoming year. Near the top was quality of care. Since quality cuts across all disciplines, we voted unanimously to dedicate substantial numbers of pages of all 12 of our publications (JAMA, 10 Archives Journals, and American Medical News) to the subject of quality of care in theme issues References 1. Lundberg GD. The failure of organized health system reform—now what? JAMA . 1995;273:1539-1541.Crossref 2. Angell M, Kassirer JP. Quality and the medical marketplace—following elephants . N Engl J Med . 1996;335:883-885.Crossref 3. Blumenthal D. Quality of care—what is it? N Engl J Med . 1996;335:891-894.Crossref 4. Lundberg GD. The 'new' AMA—a rededication to excellence . JAMA . 1986;256:1038-1040.Crossref 5. Ellwood P, Lundberg GD. Managed care: a work in progress . JAMA . 1996;276:1083-1086.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery American Medical Association

Quality of Care: A Call for Papers for the Annual Coordinated Theme Issues of the AMA Journals

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Quality of Care: A Call for Papers for the Annual Coordinated Theme Issues of the AMA Journals

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Abstract Of the many elemental management objectives of American health system reform, 3 have always stood out: control of cost, promotion of quality, and access for all to basic medical care. Many of us hoped to achieve all 3 of these major objectives in a comprehensive, organized, and timely way while preserving necessary patient and physician autonomy, promoting prevention, and emphasizing primary care, among other factors.1 Alas, such was not to be. What has happened? Cost control has...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1996 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0886-4470
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1538-361X
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10.1001/archotol.1996.01890240128031
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Abstract Of the many elemental management objectives of American health system reform, 3 have always stood out: control of cost, promotion of quality, and access for all to basic medical care. Many of us hoped to achieve all 3 of these major objectives in a comprehensive, organized, and timely way while preserving necessary patient and physician autonomy, promoting prevention, and emphasizing primary care, among other factors.1 Alas, such was not to be. What has happened? Cost control has been achieved in many sectors in large part because of the managed care revolution. Access has worsened. And quality is now under attack.2,3 The JAMA Editorial Board and senior staff and the editors of the Archives Journals have completed their annual Delphi process to identify and rank the most important topics for our journals to address in the upcoming year. Near the top was quality of care. Since quality cuts across all disciplines, we voted unanimously to dedicate substantial numbers of pages of all 12 of our publications (JAMA, 10 Archives Journals, and American Medical News) to the subject of quality of care in theme issues References 1. Lundberg GD. The failure of organized health system reform—now what? JAMA . 1995;273:1539-1541.Crossref 2. Angell M, Kassirer JP. Quality and the medical marketplace—following elephants . N Engl J Med . 1996;335:883-885.Crossref 3. Blumenthal D. Quality of care—what is it? N Engl J Med . 1996;335:891-894.Crossref 4. Lundberg GD. The 'new' AMA—a rededication to excellence . JAMA . 1986;256:1038-1040.Crossref 5. Ellwood P, Lundberg GD. Managed care: a work in progress . JAMA . 1996;276:1083-1086.Crossref

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Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery – American Medical Association

Published: Dec 1, 1996

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