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"Despite their cost, and the enormous amount of energy devoted by the well-intentioned professionals who run these programs, the current model simply does not seem to work. The current mandate should be withdrawn," said Hennessy. "Following that, the model should be completely re-designed and then tested before widespread implementation of a new approach. We require evidence of safety and effectiveness for our drugs, and should do the same with our quality improvement programs."


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Contact: Greg Lester
lesterg@uphs.upenn.edu
215 349 5658
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
16-Sep-2003


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