Health Care Effectiveness

This commentary was developed under the auspices of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)’s Steering Group on Patient Safety in the Era of AI. Introduction In the quarter-century since the publication of To Err Is Human, both the awareness and the context for patient safety have changed markedly (IOM, 2000). Treatment and diagnostic modalities have increased considerably, care systems have […]

Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation Executive Summary The activities of US health system organizations, including those operating in the health care sector, public health, and biomedical research, too often fail to align with the health goals and priorities of individuals and communities. In addition, these sectors do not effectively collaborate with each other or with other crucial […]

This is the first in a series of papers from the Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation that describes their vision for a new health system, the priorities that must be considered, and the actions that can be taken to make their vision a reality.