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Problem Solving Must-Read: Performance-Based Pay for Doctors

Plus: Putting kids to work in schools and using jails as a last resort

Problem Solving Must-Read: Performance-Based Pay for Doctors

Plus: Putting kids to work in schools and using jails as a last resort

BY Stephen St. Vincent

Feb. 29, 2016

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Here at The Citizen, we do problem-solving journalism, looking for ideas and solutions to move the region forward and make a better city. Here are some other great ideas for solving the world’s problems, from media outlets around the globe:

Paying Doctors Based on Outcomes Reduces Infant Mortality

The current healthcare system was not designed to find, reach or serve those likely to need it the most, nor to think about real-life outcomes for patients.

From Cleveland.com
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Citizens of the Week: Darren & Phyllis Sudman
After their 3-month-old’s heart stopped during his daily nap, his parents founded a nonprofit that is changing the way we treat cardiac arrest among the young.

Should Kids Learn to Clean in School? Singapore Thinks So

Their Ministry of Education is teaching students real-life skills by putting them to work inside their own schools.

From CityLab

What If Jail Wasn't the Only Option?

The Red Hook Community Justice Center is a community court for civil, family, and criminal cases that uses incarceration only as a last resort, and it's getting results.

From Upworthy
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Ideas We Should Steal: Eliminating Bail for Nonviolent Crimes
A New York plan promises to save money, reduce prison overcrowding and cut down on prison violence. Could it work in Philly?

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