Healthcare Informatics July 16, 2018
The implications of a recent analysis of value-based healthcare are many—and challenging
As Associate Editor Heather Landi noted in a June 25 report, a new study has cast doubt on the level of progress being created in value-based payment models across the U.S. “The penetration of population-based value-based payment models is not yet having an impact on curbing growth in total cost of care, according to a new analysis by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Leavitt Partners and McManis Consulting,” she wrote, referring to the study, entitled, “What is Driving Total Cost of Care?” which analyzes the factors influencing total cost of care in U.S. healthcare markets.
“One of the key findings of the analysis is that the early...