If you’re new to Value-based Healthcare, first of all, Wake Up! Where have you been? Just kidding. Even though I’d like to think that the concepts and practice of value-based care (VBC) are well-known to all and practiced diligently by most – VBC as a mode of operation in healthcare delivery that improves outcomes, improves patient and physician experience, improves revenue for physicians, and decreases overall cost of medical care – the realist in me recognizes that’s definitely not the case.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new primary care model aimed to improve health outcomes and better enable coordinated care with specialists to ultimately provide more seamless, high-quality, whole-person care.
