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Ernest Amory Codman  

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  • Ernest Amory Codman, MD (1869–1940), had a guide star for his life's work: the end results idea. He argued that patients and physicians should know the end results of the medical care they receive and give so that patients can choose good care and physicians can learn from their mistakes and improve their care. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Codman, Ernest Amory]

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