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Millenson michael demanding medical excellence doctors and accountability in the information age chicago il the university of chicago press 1999 451 p. Demanding medical excellence doctors and accountability in the information age by michael l millenson 433 pp chicago university of chicago press 1997 2495 isbn 0 226 52587 2. Demanding medical excellence is a groundbreaking and accessible work that reveals how the information revolution is changing the way doctors make decisions michael millenson a three time pulitzer prize nominee as a health care reporter for the chicago tribune illustrates serious flaws in contemporary medical practice and shows ways to improve care and save tens of thousands of lives. Medicine demanding medical excellence doctors and accountability in the information age author affiliations harriet smeyermd contributing editorjonathan deldredgemls phd journal review editorroberthoganmd adviser for software. Millenson a pulitzer nominated former health care writer discusses the health care quality movement and the increasingly important role of information technology in both measuring and promoting quality he covers a broad range of topics in a somewhat journalistic tone from quality assessment to evidence based medicine from accountability to pay for performance