Single-payer health systems seem especially well-suited for value-based, bundled payment initiatives. An attempt to create a bundled payment system for wound care in the Canadian province of Ontario demonstrates the features of single-payer systems that support such initiatives and those that put them at a disadvantage.
Read MoreDespite challenges, value-based procurement is beginning to impact quality and cost.
Read MoreThe study compares the plans’ cost, quality, patient care outcomes, and impact on care delivery innovations.
Read MoreIt’s not who runs the system that matters, it’s what the payer pays for that needs to change radically.
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Health systems around the world face a hugely challenging dual set of challenges. They are under extreme stress as they deal with the COVID pandemic. At the same time, the health systems face the parallel need to continue to provide their traditional services, independent of COVID. The research and perspectives from our authors provide ideas that will help health system leaders walk this balance of pandemic and traditional services. Read more
“Regi”, aka Regina E. Herzlinger, is the Nancy McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of bestselling trade books on healthcare. “Regi’s ‘Innovating in Health Care’ Cases”, a regular HMPI feature, highlights teaching materials that focus on innovating across healthcare. Our highlighted case in this issue looks at ways in which Amazon’s Alexa, an interactive speaker that connected people to the Internet and the cloud-based Alexa voice service, could enhance health care efforts. Read more
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