The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine

Reform of national health-care systems to overcome these barriers is beyond the purview of AHSSs alone, but AHSSs are the only organisations that interact with all points along the continuum. [...] we believe they can become models of horizontal integration of discovery and care delivery through reo...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2010-03, Vol.375 (9718), p.949-953
Main Authors: Dzau, Victor J, Prof, Dr, Ackerly, D Clay, MD, Sutton-Wallace, Pamela, MPH, Merson, Michael H, Prof, Williams, R Sanders, Prof, Krishnan, K Ranga, Prof, Taber, Robert C, PhD, Califf, Robert M, Prof
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Biomedical Research
Colleges & universities
Community
Cultural change
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - organization & administration
Diffusion of Innovation
Global health
Health care access
Health services
Horizontal integration
Hospitals
Industrialized nations
Infant mortality
Innovations
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Role
Science
Technological change
Translational Medical Research
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Summary:Reform of national health-care systems to overcome these barriers is beyond the purview of AHSSs alone, but AHSSs are the only organisations that interact with all points along the continuum. [...] we believe they can become models of horizontal integration of discovery and care delivery through reorganisation of their key structures and encouragement of cultural change that emphasises effective interfaces among academic departments, research organisations, and delivery systems, and by extending these interfaces to participate in more effective public-private partnerships.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61082-5