Quality and safety in medical care: what does the future hold?

Bryan A. Liang; Tim Mackey

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Quality and safety in medical care: what does the future hold?

December 21, 2014

Liang BA, Mackey T. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2011;135(11):1425-31.

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This commentary discusses health care reform efforts that incentivize behavior and process change through reducing costs and basing reimbursements on patient experience.

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