US and UK health care reforms: reflections on quality.
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Jo Ivey Boufford, a paediatrician and formerly President of New York City public hospital system spent almost four years working in the UK, 20 months as Director of the King's Fund College. She returned to the United States in September 1993 and now has a pivotal role in developing and implementing the public health care sector as part of the Clinton reforms. Below are some of her reflections on the NHS in the United Kingdom.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Quality in health care : QHC
دوره 2 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993