In the Next Generation of Value-Based Contracting, Clinical Pathways Can Increase Accountability

Journal of Clinical Pathways February, 2017
Cynthia Terrano, CPA; Karen K Fields, MD

The shift from fee-for-service to value-based payment systems is likely to continue, and clinical pathways afford the opportunity to incorporate detailed cost information and embed quality endpoints into the clinician-patient interface to support value-based care decisions. Provider-driven clinical pathways that focus on medical evidence and define the critical elements necessary to support patient choice and medical decisions provide an opportunity to instill greater accountability into the health care system.

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As described by Guerin and Stefanacci,¹ changes in health care coverage with a Republican-led federal government are likely to result in greater patient engagement in health care decision-making. Indications are that the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act of 2010² will be repealed and replaced with consumer-directed health care plans...

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