Health systems thinking: A new generation of research to improve healthcare quality

PLoS Med. 2018 Oct 30;15(10):e1002682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002682. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Hannah Leslie and colleagues of the High-Quality Health Commission discuss in an Editorial the findings from their report that detail the improvements needed to prevent declines in individuals' health as the scope and quality of health systems increase. Patient-centered care at the population level, improved utility of research products, and innovative reporting tools to help guide the development of new methods are key to improved global healthcare.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Delivery of Health Care / standards*
  • Health Services Research
  • Humans
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care*
  • Systems Analysis*
  • Terminology as Topic

Grants and funding

Funding was received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Grant #OPP1161450 [MEK], www.gatesfoundation.org). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.