1. A Made-in-Canada Approach to Value-Based Healthcare
- Author
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Fred Horne and Rachael Manion
- Subjects
Value (ethics) ,Canada ,Quality management ,Health professionals ,business.industry ,Health Personnel ,MEDLINE ,Public relations ,Quality Improvement ,InformationSystems_GENERAL ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,Health Care Reform ,Patient-Centered Care ,Value based healthcare ,Outcome Assessment, Health Care ,Health care ,Quality of Life ,Humans ,Lower cost ,Business ,Delivery of Health Care - Abstract
Healthcare reforms that do not address outcomes of importance to patients may not be poised to successfully deliver the ultimate objectives of improved outcomes and quality of life for patients. Value-based healthcare is a distinct approach to aligning diverse health-system stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, health system administrators and the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, on delivering outcomes that matter to patients at the same or lower cost. This article examines existing pan-Canadian infrastructure, including quality improvement and data initiatives, to demonstrate a path forward for this international healthcare transformation movement in Canada.
- Published
- 2019