Must-read story about improving the quality of health care in America. This in-depth report features health care reformer Brent James and a new collaborative method he's developed at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah and Idaho, where committees or doctors and nurses are scientifically adjusting and tracking medical treatments, saving thousands of lives per year in the process. This article cites copious factual evidence from many authoritative sources to show how this rigorous practice is helping solve the "scattershot nature of American medicine".

This article is simply the best piece I have ever read on healthcare reform. The author points up clear opportunities for improvement, and he highlights the balance that must be struck between reliance on the intuitive skills of individual physicians and treatment protocols based on empirical evidence. This article avoids partisan bias, instead discussing the facts with impartial precision.

Interesting story about one aspect of saving money on health care, which is by using more effective treatments. Doesn't mention lowering the cost of medications, banning direct-to-consumer advertising, changing to a system based on primary care, or working for primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention. Important, but needs major editing to reduce verbosity, as well as a broader outlook.

An interesting but somewhat long report on a system to improve quality and reduce costs in hospital treatments.

Looks at medicine from a scientific viewpoint, which hardly any of the political yammerers and those who chronicle them do. We need more articles like this that get into the "why" of health care and discuss way to make it better - faster - cheaper. I was also pleased to see the reference to Edwards Deming. I also would have liked to see discussion of how the electronics industry has managed to develop ever-better, ever-cheaper devices, but the medical industry has not -- but perhaps that's a difference article, one (sigh) I may need to write myself at some point.

I thought that this was an interesting publication. If it was a news article the publisher would probably have to shorten a lot because it could be to long for the audience, but if it's for the people that are interested to know more about health care it would be good. I likes how the publisher started with background history and bringing to the current as well as what is going on know. Has really good sources to back him up. His last paragraph was a great quote to end his story.

The Scientific Method. Something we all have come accustomed to trust and know well. Most of us have grown up being told to go to the doctor if we are sick or hurt. But is it true that we might be better off with all these medications that have side effects that sometimes cause horrific symptoms? This article is really well written; articulate. It is also very interesting and relevant as the health care bill is a hot topic of debate. What is the right way to treat and cure people? There is western medicine vs. eastern medicine. Who will win?

This New York Times article about Health Care is good journalism because it reveals an entire process and really informs the reader before bombarding them with opinions or accusations. It gives a detailed history of the development of medicine and the contradictions within the practice. It also highlights the fact that some patients are unknowingly receiving better treatment for the same conditions.