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The Slow Pace Of Change

The pursuit of improved quality has become a more pressing priority since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its landmark report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the Twenty-first Century. Responding to persistent and systemic shortcomings in quality, the IOM’s Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America challenged the nation to undertake major redesign of both the delivery system and the policy environment that shapes care delivery. However, since publication of this report in March 2001, major headway on this ambitious goal has come slowly and grudgingly. One reason for the slow movement is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

John K. Iglehart

Founding Editor

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