Recent articles published in the professional literature examine:
- the validity of a method that is faster and cheaper than randomized controlled trials for examining the effectiveness of health care quality improvement interventions (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Aug. 2013);
- the experiences of safety-net health centers that have adopted the patient-centered medical home model (Ethnicity & Disease, Summer 2013); and
- new tools that improve the business case for shared-savings contracts and may encourage more widespread adoption (American Journal of Managed Care, Aug. 2013).