Healthcare Innovation February 24, 2025
Payment models often require the same information, but have different definitions, exclusion criteria, and time frames, execs say
A Feb. 24 discussion among hospital system executives at the Value-Based Payment Summit focused on the challenges and opportunities they face in transitioning to value-based care. They discussed barriers such as data management, infrastructure costs, and risk adjustment methodologies, as well as where they expect to focus their efforts in the future.
Rural hospitals can have unique challenges adopting value-based programs, explained Julie Yaroch, D.O., president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in in Lenawee County, Michigan. Many of these models require the same information, but they have different definitions and different exclusion criteria, and different time frames, she said....