Robert B. Doherty
American College of Physicians
23 Papers
126 Citations
Robert B. Doherty is an academic researcher from American College of Physicians. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 20 publications.
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Papers
Achieving a high-performance health care system with universal access: what the United States can learn from other countries.
Jack Ginsburg,Robert B. Doherty,Ralston Jf,Senkeeto N,Molly Cooke,Cutler C,David A. Fleming,Freeman Bp,Gluckman Ra,Mark Liebow,McLean Rm,Musana Ka,Nichols Pm,Purtle Mw,P. Preston Reynolds,Weaver Km,David C. Dale,Levine Js,Stubbs Jw +18 more
TL;DR: Spending on health care in the United States has been rising at a faster pace than spending in the rest of the economy since the 1960s and is expected to reach $4.0 trillion and amount to 20% of the GDP by 2015.
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Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians
TL;DR: The policy recommendations in this paper build on, strengthen, and expand current ACP policies approved by the Board of Regents in April 2014 and are based on an analysis of approaches that the evidence suggests will be effective in reducing deaths and injuries from firearm-related violence.
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Principles Supporting Dynamic Clinical Care Teams: An American College of Physicians Position Paper
TL;DR: The American College of Physicians offers principles, definitions, and examples to dissolve barriers that prevent movement toward dynamic clinical care teams, providing policy guidance that can be useful to clinical teams in organizing the care processes and clinician responsibilities consistent with professionalism.
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Reducing Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States: Executive Summary of a Policy Position Paper From the American College of Physicians
TL;DR: In 1995, the American College of Physicians issued its first statement that raised concern about the epidemic of firearm violence in the United States and advocated for policies to reduce the rate of violence.
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The Certitudes and Uncertainties of Health Care Reform
TL;DR: What the chances are that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will accomplish its objectives, and many of the key provisions in the legislation and how they will affect both physicians and patients are explained.
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