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Small Area Variations In Health Care Delivery, John E. Wennberg Md, Mph
Small Area Variations In Health Care Delivery, John E. Wennberg Md, Mph
Dartmouth Scholarship
Health information about total populations is a prerequisite for sound decision-making and planning in the health care field. Experience with a population-based health data system in Vermont reveals that there are wide variations in resource input, utilization of services, and expenditures among neighboring communities. Results show prima facie inequalities in the input of resources that are associated with income transfer from areas of lower expenditure to areas of higher expenditure. Variations in utilization indicate that there is considerable uncertainty about the effectiveness of different levels of aggregate, as well as specific kinds of, health services. Informed choices in the public …
Psro And The Relationship Among Health Need, Elective Surgery And Health Status, John E. Wennberg
Psro And The Relationship Among Health Need, Elective Surgery And Health Status, John E. Wennberg
Dartmouth Scholarship
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