Overview
Health care in the United States is fraught with complexity, fragmentation, inefficiency, unexplained variation, and waste. To achieve better health outcomes for patients and families, and to make care more affordable, safe, and convenient, physicians will need to understand how to engage in and deliver value-based health care. This week, we will focus on tools that can help physicians to achieve better outcomes for patients, by delivering the best possible care at lower total costs.
Abstract and learning objectives
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Dell Med Value-Based Care: Course 1A, Module 1, Sections 1–5.
This week, you will get an introduction to what high-value or value-based health care means and how to apply it to your clinical work. You will also gain understanding of the areas of current medical waste and unsustainable costs of care.
The number one contributor to healthcare waste is unnecessary services. Can you think of any examples of unnecessary waste you have experienced as a clinician or patient? Why do you think this happened? Do not use PHI or Health system/ provider identifiers. Go to the Slack Channel.