Progress and implications of value-based medical payment in the United States / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Value-based medicine is a healthcare delivery mode with the objective of obtaining better medical quality and health outcomes at a certain cost. The authors introduced the concept of value-based medicine, reviewed its background in the United States, described the transformation of payments from fee-for-service to value-based modes of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the United States, and analyzed current challenges of value-based payment. Then the authors discussed the implications for China′s medical service providers to carry out value-based medical practice, in order to provide reference for China′s medical workers to participate in the construction of high-value medical system.