Value-Based care and evidence-based care: One and the same

Becker's Healthcare May 18, 2018
Ross Ellis, MD

The goals of value-based care are well-aligned with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim: improved population health, lower health costs, and a better patient experience.

To achieve these goals, doctors must analyze the potential effectiveness and harm of alternate tests and treatments – which is often easier said than done. How can we make it easier for physicians to evaluate available evidence and proactively advise patients of likely outcomes?

With value-based reimbursement programs, physicians need more than just guidelines to shake-up the status quo, markedly improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Clinicians require solutions that more explicitly identify the value of specific tests and treatments, as well as the potential harm, in order to drive higher...

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