Quality Health Care at an Affordable Price? The Joint Commission Weighs In

Host: Bruce Japsen
Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH

Consumers are demanding high-quality healthcare at a reasonable price. How can we work with them to ensure the emergence of this ideal scenario? Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, tells host Bruce Japsen about payment schemes linked to standardized measures, and tactics to reduce overuse of services, among other strategies to broaden the debate over quality and affordability in modern healthcare.