Unpredictability in the healthcare industry unnerves hospital leaders, as no one knows the future of the ACA or if the new administration will further alter existing payment reform programs. The ...

There are two common approaches to VBP. The first is shared savings, where clinicians experience financial gains or losses based on their performance on clinical or spending outcomes. The second is ...

Just over three-quarters of health system and hospital C-suites say they plan to increase value-based care model participation within the next two years, up from the 57% who indicated similarly back ...

There is no doubt that the government is accelerating its shift to value-based payments, where physicians are rewarded — to an increasing extent — for quality, rather than quantity of care. And it’s ...

The United States Healthcare Industry is in a historic transformation era. Never in its history has it seen such a major upheaval of its processes and embracing of technology in its day-to-day ...

In the world of Medicare Advantage, a disturbing shift is occurring. What began as a noble push toward value-based care has increasingly morphed into an aggressive pursuit of value-based payment ...

The U.S. health care system’s evolving transition to value-based payment presents unique challenges and opportunities for individuals with a serious illness who benefit from receiving coordinated care ...

For health systems, providing effective value-based care involves having foundational building blocks, this chief clinical officer says. Stephanie Duggan, MD, the chief clinical officer of SSM Health, ...

The trend toward value-based payment for healthcare services is gaining momentum. For better or for worse, we have paid for healthcare in the U.S. on a fee-for-service basis – from the perspective of ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...