![]() Health professionals are also concerned: 57 percent of U.S. The American public is dissatisfied with chronic care 72 percent of those surveyed believe it is difficult for people living with chronic conditions to obtain the necessary care from their health care providers (Harris Interactive and ARiA Marketing, 2000). Estimates of the number of Americans dying each year as a result of medical errors are as high as 98,000-more than those who die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS (Institute of Medicine, 2000). ![]() Likewise, the President’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry (1998: 21) note that “today, in America, there is no guarantee that any individual will receive high-quality care for any particular health problem.” Numerous recent studies have led to the conclusion that “the burden of harm conveyed by the collective impact of all of our health care quality problems is staggering” (Chassin et al., 1998:1005). The current quality crisis in America’s heath care is well recognized. ![]()
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