Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON RAPID ADVANCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: HEALTH CARE FINANCE AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
• REVIEWERS
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• 1. The Time for Change Has Come
  • ORIGINS OF THIS REPORT
  • CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF DEMONSTRATIONS
  • SUPPORTING AND EVALUATING THE DEMONSTRATIONS
  • OTHER POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION AREAS
  • REFERENCES
• 2. Chronic Care: Reducing the Toll of Chronic Conditions on Individuals and Communities
  • SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • GOALS
  • DEMONSTRATION ATTRIBUTES
  • POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION EXPANSIONS
  • REFERENCES
• 3. Primary Care: 40 Stellar Community Health Centers
  • SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • GOALS
  • DEMONSTRATION ATTRIBUTES
  • REFERENCES
• 4. Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure: A “Paperless” Health Care System
  • SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • GOALS
  • DEMONSTRATION ATTRIBUTES
  • MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD A NATIONAL ICT INFRASTRUCTURE
  • REFERENCES
• 5. State Health Insurance: Making Affordable Coverage Available to All Americans
  • SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • GOALS
  • DEMONSTRATION ATTRIBUTES
  • IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
  • REFERENCES
• 6. Liability: Patient-Centered and Safety-Focused, Nonjudicial Compensation
  • SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • GOALS
  • DEMONSTRATION ATTRIBUTES
  • REFERENCES
• Glossary and Acronym List

Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Sciences. The views presented in this report are those of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Rapid Advance Demonstration Projects: Health Care Finance and Delivery Systems and are not necessarily those of the funding agencies.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.