Elliott S. Fisher
Elliott S. Fisher
Elliott S. Fisher is a prominent health policy researcher and physician known for his work in the field of health care quality and health care reform. He is currently a professor at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine and the director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
Pronunciation
Elliott S. Fisher is pronounced as /ˈɛlɪət ɛs ˈfɪʃər/.
Etymology
The name Elliott is of English origin and means "Jehovah is God". Fisher is an occupational surname for a fisherman, derived from the Old English 'fiscere'.
Related Terms
- Health Policy: An aggregate of principles, stated or unstated, that characterize the distribution of resources, services, and political influences that impact on the health of the population.
- Physician: A professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
- Health Care Quality: The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
- Health Care Reform: Changes in health policy that aim to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, value, or access to health care.
- Dartmouth College: A private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.
- Geisel School of Medicine: The medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice: An organization dedicated to improving health care through education, research, policy reform, leadership improvement, and global health.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Elliott S. Fisher
- Wikipedia's article - Elliott S. Fisher
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