STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the publication of the first issue of Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation.
Health Care communicates cutting edge research on innovation in health care delivery, focusing specifically on payment reform, patient-centered innovation, quality and process improvement, and applied health information technology. As the United States health care system undergoes unprecedented change, Health Care aims to bridge the gap between the academic community and decision-makers, focusing on real-world implementation and disseminating important ideas that inform and improve clinical practice.
The inaugural issue of the journal, edited by Dr. Melinda Buntin, Deputy Assistant Director for Health at Congressional Budget Office, and Dr. Rachel Werner, Associate Professor of Medicine at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, focuses on one of the most critical levers in healthcare improvement and innovation - payment reform. It features articles by Michael Chernew and colleagues, examining the impact of global payment under Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts's Alternative Quality Contract program; Kevin Volpp and colleagues describe a novel evaluative approach to accelerate the rate of learning from provider reform initiatives; and an in-depth interview with Mark B. McClellan, former Administrator of CMS, which explores his views on accountable care organisations and the priorities for CMS in leading payment reform.
These articles are complemented by several other innovative, high quality, original research articles, reviews, case studies and perspectives pieces.
The first issue is available for free on ScienceDirect at www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22130764.
