Modern Healthcare September 17, 2016
I’ve been meeting with physicians nationwide about their planned, ongoing and potential transitions from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement. It’s certainly a work in progress.
While we have a ways to go, the value-based care model—combining the practice of population medicine with innovative payment models—has already resulted in better health, improved quality and lower costs for patients, providers and health plans.
Value is why physicians went to medical school and why many of us want to get up in the morning and help people. It focuses our energies on making people healthier while improving quality of life. Yet healthcare providers have concerns that still need to be addressed during this transition. Here are some questions I’ve been asked frequently and how...