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Improving Lives with Care Coordination : Dr. Archelle Georgiou, CEO of Care Coordination, talks about making a difference in people's lives

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Health Care Quality
Despite spending more than twice as much per person as the average for industrialized countries, the United States was 37th in overall health among 191 nations ranked by the World Health Organization.

Issues that impact your care

Medical practice not based on sound scientific evidence is linked to the nearly 1 million medical errors, and nearly 100,000 deaths each year, according to a 1999 report from the Institute of Medicine.

 

Despite an increase in medical spending, there's still a large opportunity to improve the quality of care you receive.

 

Evidence-based medicine:

  • Reduces health care costs
  • Makes the outcome more predictable by reducing the use of unnecessary procedures and surgeries.

UnitedHealthcare responds

 

In partnership with physicians, employers, consumers and industry organizations, UnitedHealthcare is working hard to help physicians and other health care professionals improve the quality and safety of medical care delivery.

 

We're improving health care quality by:

  • Promoting evidence-based medicine
  • Using a best-practices approach through the use of clinical evidence
  • Helping consumers take a more active role in their personal health care
  • Creating programs, plans and services that promote preventive care