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Wennberg DE, Wennberg JE. Addressing variations: is there hope for the future?. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003;W3-614-7doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614.
Wennberg, D. E., & Wennberg, J. E. (2003). Addressing variations: is there hope for the future?. Health affairs (Project Hope), W3-614-7. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614
Wennberg, David E, and Wennberg, John E. "Addressing variations: is there hope for the future?." Health affairs (Project Hope) vol. (2003): W3-614-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614
Wennberg DE, Wennberg JE. Addressing variations: is there hope for the future?. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Jul-Dec;W3-614-7. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614. PMID: 15506164.
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Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Jul-Dec;W3-614-7. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614.

Addressing variations: is there hope for the future?.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

David E Wennberg, John E Wennberg

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  1. Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 15506164 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.w3.614

Abstract

The papers by Robert Berenson and by Steven Lieberman and colleagues show that variations remain a true challenge for those trying to improve the delivery of health care. Recent clarifications in the understanding of unwarranted variations allow us to address variations in a more logical and manageable fashion. In this Perspective we describe key challenges in addressing variations in the context of these recent clarifications. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) needs to move forward on information-sharing interventions and use demonstrations to pursue innovative strategies to improve the delivery of care through its purchasing power.

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