Newsletter Articles | June 1, 2012
Local Health System Performance: Quality By Location
Local Health System Performance: Quality By Location
According to a report from the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, there are stark differences between communities state and nationwide when it comes to health care access, cost, and quality.
- The vast differences in how well the health care system performs in the top- and bottom-performing communities reveal many missed opportunities. These missed opportunities, whether due to gaps in quality, overpriced care, or poor population health, contribute to worse health outcomes and billions in additional health care . . .