Health care management review
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The history of total hip replacement in the U. S. demonstrates that health care providers can reduce costs while improving quality. Nationwide, the cost of total hip replacements has declined dramatically while quality has improved. This article describes 14 clinical and management innovations ranging from patient education to competitive bidding.
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Health Care Manage Rev · Jan 1996
ReviewDimensions of accountability for not-for-profit hospitals and health systems.
This article examines four dimensions of accountability as they apply to not-for-profit hospitals and health systems: political accountability, particularly relating to the retention of tax-exempt status; commercial accountability associated with the nonprofit hospital's role of selling low cost and high value health services to a variety of commercial payers; community accountability in terms of addressing community health and other social needs, and clinical/patient accountability in terms of access and quality outcomes.