The result is a paradox: specialists are accountable for outcomes they cannot fully measure and costs they cannot fully see.
Difficulty scheduling an urgent or time-sensitive appointment is now the most common gripe my patients sound off about to my primary care colleagues and me. Our practice is not the exception — it has ...
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. What if care’s relationship to value were inverted, so that ...
Progressive care management approaches can enable meaningful, patient-centric outcomes without assuming risk. In Fresno, California, a woman receiving ongoing cancer treatment shared with her clinical ...
Despite spending close to twice as much per person on healthcare, the U.S. achieves worse health outcomes. With U.S. healthcare costs now accounting for close to 20% of the country’s GDP, is the way ...
Health systems, oncologists, and patients face a crisis in value of cancer care that has several components: interpretation of meaningful benefit, cost, and affordability that limits access to ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, CMS has sought to move away from fee-for-service payment ...
The U.S. health system has been evolving over the past decade to focus on the quality and value of care. Until recently, though, value-based payment models have not explicitly addressed longstanding ...
Low-value service utilization is common among all older adults, and utilization of some high-value services decreases after the onset of cognitive decline. Objectives: Cognitive impairment and ...
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We commonly think about value when considering a purchase, even if not consciously. How we decide what to buy is typically related to the accessibility and desirability of an object. Things that are ...