Nurse Staffing and Care Delivery Models: a Review of the Evidence
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To advance understanding of key health policy issues and to advocate, in concert with others as appropriate, health policy that will improve health and the manner in which health care and financing systems serve Americans. Goals The Institute's Goals are to: • Identify significant long-term health policy issues; • Organize internal and external resources to analyze such policies; • Improve understanding and recommend actions; and • Build coalitions to shape and influence policy. Emphasis is placed on developing political alternatives and exploring their implications, building on the experience of the largest privately organized health care delivery system in the United States. Acknowledgements We would like to thank
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