There are cost-saving opportunities within value-based care. With digital solutions, such as care coordination software, it's possible to reduce exposure to financial risk and thrive. But how?

Regulations and evolving patient needs are changing healthcare reimbursement models. At the moment, physician practices and health systems must work with two prominent examples: value-based care and fee-for-service (FFS).

Value-based care shifts a share of financial risk onto medical providers. Payers use this payment model to allocate incentives and reimbursements to practices based on the quality of care they deliver. So, what does this mean for you?

Implementing value-based care can help providers improve patient health and reduce care costs, but it has introduced new, overwhelming challenges to physician practices.

Within value-based care, providers must meet specific performance metrics. To do so, care delivery must change and efficiency gaps must close. But that’s difficult to do. Organizational limitations, such as overworked clinical staff and a lack of adequate digital tools to streamline processes, stand in the way.

Implementing value-based care can help providers improve patient health and reduce care costs, but it has introduced new, overwhelming challenges to physician practices.

Integrated behavioral health creates a single care setting, usually through the primary provider, to treat certain conditions and their underlying factors. Also known as Behavioral Health Integration, addressing physical and mental health together aims to improve the life of the whole person.

Implementing value-based care can help providers improve patient health and reduce care costs, but it has introduced new, overwhelming challenges to physician practices.

Implementing value-based care can help providers improve patient health and reduce care costs, but it has introduced new, overwhelming challenges to physician practices.