Conference Coverage

VIDEO: Value-based care 101


 

WASHINGTON – Feel free to continue operating under a fee-for-service system, but according to Neil Kirschner, Ph.D., the senior associate for regulatory and insurer affairs at the American College of Physicians, “It’ll slowly be bled. The updates will be less, and will be linked to quality and efficiency.”

But just what is “value-based care” and why is it now, literally, the law of the land?

In this video interview, Dr. Kirschner explains how and why practice is being transformed and what this means in practical terms, and he lists resources for what you can do to ensure your practice is not left behind.

“I think many doctors still are not seeing the change, or not seeing how quickly it’s coming,” says Dr. Kirschner. “Once it comes, it’s going to hit physicians in the face if they’re not prepared.”

wmcknight@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @whitneymcknight

Recommended Reading

Dispensing with expert testimony
MDedge Dermatology
Can’t we be friends?
MDedge Dermatology
Your online reputation
MDedge Dermatology
Get to Know NO: Deconstructing the Data on Nitric Oxide–Releasing Technologies for Acne
MDedge Dermatology
UnitedHealth Group leaving most ACA marketplaces
MDedge Dermatology
Boards Review Resources
MDedge Dermatology
Coldiron Truth: Office safety
MDedge Dermatology
CMS promises streamlined, flexible program to replace meaningful use
MDedge Dermatology
Why Should I Join My Specialty Societies?
MDedge Dermatology
Supreme Court case could expand false claims liability
MDedge Dermatology