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, ...

SSM Health has established "foundational building blocks" to support value-based care. The chief clinical officer of SSM Health is passionate about value-based care. Stephanie Duggan, MD, became chief ...

In the U.S., we have two clear problems with healthcare: high costs and poor health outcomes. We spend around $5 trillion each year on healthcare—twice as much per person as other large, wealthy ...

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 ...

American workers are currently facing a shifting labor market: with job openings at a four-year low, employees are both seeking stability and bringing an increased level of discernment to potential ...

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 ...

Welcome back to another episode of MedCity FemFwd, a podcast dedicated to discussing the breakthroughs and challenges in women’s health. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Keith Berkle, chair of the ...

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Value-based care has been slowly gaining traction in the U.S. Some Rhode Island providers are trying to transition their practices away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care The key ...

There is still a clear need for high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health care in the United States and one way to get there is through innovative payment models, including value-based care ...

Value-based care has had several false starts over the years. But in the next year, several health systems are determined to make progress toward a payment system prizing pay for outcomes over volume.