9 sive problems with quality of care4, 5 and patient experience. 6 We must keep the Triple
Aim in mind. Moreover, for insurers, foundations, and most importantly the clinically …

Can developing delivery models for a segment of the population equate to system
transformation? Yes, when tied to alternative payment methods; real-time utilization data; …

For the first time in recent history, there is nearly universal agreement that the redesigned
US health care system must have as its foundation robust, comprehensive, and capable …

States? There is no longer much debate that primary care, and the neighborhood that
supports or hinders it, needs to be substantially renovated to meet an array of systemic …

Patients with very high levels of hospitalizations and emergency room visits, sometimes
identified as Bsuperutilizers,^ 1 often represent a population with unmet healthcare needs …

From any perspective, the US health care system is in trouble. Most knowledgeable
observers agree that the quality of care provided is lower than it ought to be, and many …

Part 1 of this essay argued that the root causes of primary care's problems lie in (1) the low
percent of national health expenditures dedicated to primary care and (2) overly large …

This supplement to the Annals of Family Medicine brings together early learning from
multiple examples of health extension and practice transformation support, with the goal of …

Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act triggered 2 successive grant
initiatives from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, allowing for the evolution of …

The article argues that incremental improvement of, or “tinkering” with, health care delivery is
taking too long and leaves unacceptable gaps in health care quality and service. It lists five …