Fierce Healthcare November 6, 2023
Family physicians utilizing value-based payment (VBP) models reported burnout relief in a new study from EHR company Elation Health and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
The study found that burnout among providers decreased once practices passed a threshold of 75% financial investment in VBP models. The second collaborative study between Elation and AAFP’s Innovation Lab surveyed 10 practices to pinpoint the hurdles in VBP adoption. Economies of scale in larger practices and those with network affiliations increased manageability of VBP administration. For those who had adopted VBP arrangements but not reached the 75% mark, burnout was shown to increase, according to the study.
This indicates that payment models likely have a significant impact on physician burnout, the study...
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