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Report Defines Need for Patients' Voice in Healthcare Reform
April 14th, 2009
Quality healthcare must reinsert consumers as the primary decision makers for their healthcare, says a report published by the Center for Health Transformation (CHT). The 21st Century Intelligent Health System: An Individual-Centered Approach describes the necessary steps to reform our healthcare system to meet the individual needs of patients. The paper provides patient statements and examples of how the needs of patients and family members are being met, and suggests that higher quality care can be provided at a much lower price if the consumer disciplines the industry. "As a patient, I understand all too well what it is like to be left out of the discussion," said...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-14)
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