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Will Running the Numbers First Violate the Principles of Patient-Centered Care?
- Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH; and
- Bruce Leff, MD
- From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224.
TO THE EDITOR:
We read with appreciation the innovative article by Kerr and colleagues (1). However, the accompanying editorial by Phillips and Twombly (2) is based solely in the “index condition” framework, in which one condition is viewed to be of paramount interest. The editorialists say that hypertension is the most important condition that is not well managed. Surely, this valuation depends on the defining perspective, whether it be the public health, cost, or health of an individual patient. We suggest that this is the …
