The Disconnect is Real: Why Value-Based Care Is Not Yet a Reality
Healthcare Innovation March 20, 2019
The fear of short-term financial loss, coupled with the uncertainty of what the future will look like, is hampering value-based care progress. But there is also reason for optimism, according to a recent report on the state of population health
It was fascinating to read the recently-released fourth annual “State of Population Health” report—conducted by healthcare consultancy firm Numerof & Associates, along with David Nash, M.D., dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health in Philadelphia—that uncorked an array of insightful findings related to the progress healthcare stakeholders have made in moving their business operations to a value-based care model.
As the researchers, who generated feedback from 500 C-suite healthcare executives, stated, “As U.S. government policy grows more focused on...