Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is

Getting Better Health Care - Steve Feldman MD

Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is delivered

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Researchers are investigating how health care is delivered in order to come up with better ways for patients to be treated. The field, called health services research, began with the finding that in different locations, patients would be treated very differently, with resulting differences in costs and outcomes. People realized that this variation probably means […] The post Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is delivered appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

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