“What we need to do is get to work on the things that NEHI is talking about, to find out what really works.”

– Timothy Murphy, health care advisor to Mitt Romney campaign, at October 2007 NEHI event

Publications

Waste and Inefficiency in Health Care

Remaking Primary Care: A Framework for the Future

Publication Date: January 20, 2010
This report delves into the basis of the current crisis in primary care and offers solutions for the future.

Thinking Outside the Pillbox: A System-wide Approach to Improving Patient Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease

Publication Date: August 12, 2009
In its new research brief, "Thinking Outside the Pillbox," NEHI addresses the root causes of poor patient medication adherence - a significant contributor to overall health care waste - and offers promising solutions to improve adherence, particularly among chronic disease patients.

Remaking Primary Care: From Crisis to Opportunity

Publication Date: May 26, 2009
This report focuses on the factors contributing to the failure of our current primary care system and offers innovative approaches to reform its design and delivery.

Emergency Department Overuse Backgrounder

Publication Date: August 1, 2008
A summary of NEHI's current research project to examine the causes of and potential solutions for the overuse of emergency departments for non-urgent conditions.

The Wasteland of Health Care

Publication Date: July 29, 2008
This graphic displays the most significant areas of waste in health care as identified by NEHI's research in this area.

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Publication Date: July 21, 2008
A summary of NEHI's work in comparative effectiveness research.

Improving Physician Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines

Publication Date: February 25, 2008
To address the variance between agreed-upon standards of care and actual care provided by strengthening physician guidelines, we must overcome key barriers to adherence.

Waste and Inefficiency in the U.S. Health Care System - Clinical Care

Publication Date: February 25, 2008
Waste is pervasive in our health care system, and must be eliminated by implementing key policy solutions.

How Many More Studies Will It Take?

Publication Date: February 25, 2008
Published with a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, this compendium presents compelling evidence of waste in health care, with a RAND annotated bibliography and a NEHI compendium of the 460 most reliable sources on waste and inefficiency in health care from 1998 to 2006.

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