Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars

• Main Author: Liu, Jodi L. (auth)
• Other Authors: Lai, Deborah (auth), Ringel, Jeanne S. (auth), Vaiana, Mary E. (auth), Wasserman, Jeffrey (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Accident & emergency medicine; Medicolegal issues; Clinical & internal medicine; Health Sciences; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A focused review of RAND Health research identified small ideas that could save the U.S. health care system $13 to $22 billion per year if successfully implemented. They include changing payment policy for emergency transport and greater use of $4 generic drugs. Small ideas do not require systemic c...