Tuesday April 6th, a gathering of more 150 healthcare leaders from across the state took place to begin to craft the future of paying for value in healthcare. See one of the documents that was presented at the summit attached at the end of the blog.
Previously, on this blog we have outlined what we think real health reform looks like. It boils down to three things: paying for value not volume, transparency of healthcare performance through public reporting, and redesigning the care delivery process to take out waste. We took a step closer to paying for value with the day long meeting in Pewaukee on Tuesday. Leaders from provider organizations, insurance companies, employer groups, state government and consumers all came together to address the difficult issue of paying for healthcare differently.
Harold Miller from the The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform facilitated our meeting. We have posted many of Harold's articles on this blog in the last few months. We divided the audience into 6 groups and we focused on preventive care, chronic care, and major acute care. Within each of these categories we discussed the issues and options regarding payment reform. Each group developed recommendations and reported back to the whole group at the end of the day. The summary of the work of this group should be posted in the few days and we will link you to it.
This is only the first of many sessions that will be required to further define what is necessary to begin to reward value in healthcare. We will make sure you can follow the progress and get involved by following our site. Make sure you RSS my blog to receive the updates. For now, here is Harold Miller's paper on national payment reform concepts.
Better Ways to Pay for Health Care
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