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Don Berwick, Head of CMS, on the Value of Patient-Centered Care

June 17, 2011November 14, 2011 Elaine Schattner, MD

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Don Berwick speak at the annual meeting of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Berwick now heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. When he spoke in April, on transparency and how we might simultaneously cut costs and improve care, I thought his […]

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