2009-The Physician of the Future English and Catalan

F UNDACIÓN E DUCACIÓN M ÉDICA (FEM) 82 so as to construct the second as a recognition of accomplishments of the "rst, which is based on personal performance and commitment in search of excellence. If health care organisations aim at simultaneous improvement of quality and reduction of costs, new incentive remuneration policies, a long way from rigid egalitarian administration systems, will be required. In order to guarantee the continuity in care provision to which the patient is entitled, health care provider organisations must take full advantage of possibilities brought about by information and communication technologies as well as latest managerial approaches for knowledge intensive organisations, thereby overcoming regulatory restrictions in order to adapt working of the multi-professional health teams to the characteristics of each institution.