ISSN:
1085-4959
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Education
,
Economics
Notes:
Purpose - Aims to review institutional change in health care and to look for opportunities in what the author sees as a coming crisis. Design/methodology/approach - A consultant on health-care systems reviews the forces driving transformation in medicine, including new technologies, telemedicine, and prevention. Findings - Finds forces driving transformation in medicine limited in addressing the crisis of spiraling cost and mediocre, overly complex treatment. Originality/value - Concludes that a dramatic shift in perspective is coming as baby boomers are forced to face the inevitability of death in positive terms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10748120510601653
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