Healthcare Innovation July 31, 2020
Speakers identify some common pitfalls in value-based contracts when complex populations are involved
Among the 11 recommendations in the ground-breaking Blueprint for Complex Care, released in late 2018, was to develop standard quality measures for complex care programs beyond cost and utilization. A new report from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs assesses the current state of complex care measurement and recommends a path forward.
During a July 30 webinar put on by the National Center, participants described the current landscape of quality measurement in complex care and the challenges associated with developing measures that go beyond ones currently deployed in insurers’ value-based care contracts focused on cost savings.
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