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Universal measurement of patient health outcomes and costs is essential in a high-value health care system to inform and motivate improvements. Historically, however, neither providers nor health plans have measured outcomes or per-patient costs in Germany. Instead, physicians have assumed that their care was excellent and concentrated on growing patient referrals and visits based on convenience, academic publications, and personal relationships.
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Porter, M.E., Guth, C. (2012). Measuring the Results of Care. In: Redefining German Health Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10826-6_9
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