You’re Doing it Wrong: Value-based Absurdism, Condition-Specific Bundles, and Getting it Right

Surgeon's Record September 3, 2024
Ben Schwartz, MD

Presented by Commons Clinic

This week, we’re reaching back into the archive for an updated and revamped post on an important topic: sustainable MSK VBC. Let’s be honest, we’re all kind of sick of the term “value-based care.” The concept remains vitally important, but the phrase itself has been stretched to the point of absurdism.

Moving past the “everything but nothing” stigma of VBC requires accepting that value is intrinsic to quality, not the byproduct of a payment model. We’ll know we’ve succeeded when it’s no longer necessary to distinguish between value-based care and just “care.”

Thus far, we haven’t quite figured out how to get there. Musculoskeletal conditions have been at the forefront of VBC efforts, but lack of...

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