Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)

Appendix B

 

The Care Delivery Value Chain

Value-based competition requires a transformation of health care delivery. The integrated practice unit model implies a very different conception of care delivery from the prevailing approach. Care is organized around medical conditions, and is medically integrated across specialties, treatments, and services, and over time. Dedicated teams utilize facilities designed for maximum value in care delivery for the medical condition being addressed. Care over the full care cycle is tightly coordinated, and patient information is extensively and seamlessly shared. Results (outcomes and costs) are measured, analyzed, and reported. All the entities involved in the integrated practice unit accept joint responsibility ...