While patients play a key role in determining value, providers are the key to delivering value. Therefore, effective health care management relies on integrating multiple perspectives from key stakeholders. This
The healthcare payment process is undergoing a dramatic transformation as payers and providers shift from volume to value. While stakeholders are currently piloting manyvalue-based caremodels, accountable care organizations are among the most popular and successful models to date due to their emphasis o...
The transition to value-based healthcare (VBC) models4, the increase in remote care innovations5, and health behavior change programs are altering traditional care pathways. In remote care, additional factors like the involvement of a patient’s family can impact their experience of care. These ...
Uncovering the mechanisms underlying health care spending variation can help to identify drivers of cost inefficiency for controlling costs, inform the design of value-based payment systems, guide policymakers planning for the health care workforce, and ensure equity in health care access and ou...
They advocate for a comprehensive understanding of the therapeutic and economic value of new advancements, healthcare digital transformation, efficient resource use, and continuous staff training. Hospital payers stress the importance of sustainable hospital access to therapeutic innovations, requiring ...
We construct the health price index from Medicare payments values and service quantity data as follows. Let Bij be the Medicare payments of consumer i in State j. Define Bj = ΣiBij, i.e., Bj is the total value of Medicare payments for all consumers in State j. By definition, total ...
In response to this, it is important to determine if there are gaps in healthcare professionals’ knowledge and understanding of chronic pain after cancer treatment. Understanding gaps in healthcare professional knowledge could be of value when developing future recommendations to improve the experiences...
Health Plan Benefit Design:Non-grandfathered plans must cover ten categories of essential health benefits, fit into metal tiers based on actuarial value, and set limits on cost-sharing for consumers. Coverage for Preventive Services in Medicare and Medicaid:Improves access to preventive services with ...
Other studies have stressed the value of informal social networks that enable people to share their experiences amongst trusted networks (Brown et al., 2014), and more work is needed to better understand how such mechanisms function and how they can be effectively fostered and supported. Despite ...
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