VBC, MA, FHIR and Modern Care
MedCity News October 29, 2024
We know from everyday purchasing of goods and services that you have to combine what you’re getting with what you’re paying for that good or service. But how does this basic consumer supplier concept play out in US healthcare?
We have been talking about value-based care for over 20 years and about interoperability in healthcare for at least as long. We have been talking about having data on care practices for roughly the same amount of time as well.
What is interesting is that these trends and hopes are now becoming real in a very powerful way. Why is that? The fundamental reason is that heretofore clinical and financial data lived in separate worlds. Clinical data has been the domain...