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30 Nov

Accelerating the Use of Patient-Reported Quality Measures in Value-Based Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Accelerating the Use of Patient-Reported Quality Measures in Value-Based Care, a resource which explores the benefits of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) (collectively called Patient-Reported Quality Measures (PRQMs)) in advancing effective value-based care. Assessing patients’...

06 Sep

Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care Arrangements

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Prior Authorization Policies in Value-Based Care Arrangements to improve the prior authorization process for payers and providers as they implement and refine value-based care arrangements. Current prior authorization policies impose significant burdens on patients, providers, and...

13:38 / All Value Models / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

01 Aug

Building Better Benchmarks: Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed Principles for Sustainable Benchmarking in Value-Based Care, a resource that seeks to (1) align payment with the goal of delivering efficient, high-quality, equitable, and patient-centered care, (2) support ongoing investment in care delivery innovations, and (3) offer actionable...

09:57 / All Value Models / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

28 Sep

Building Better Partnerships: A Facilitation Guide for Successful Value-Based Payment Arrangements

Successful value-based contracting arrangements rely on payers and providers accurately assessing needs, identifying resources, building relationships, and negotiating mutually beneficial contracts. Since our launch in 2014, the Task Force has worked to develop practical resources designed to support organizations in implementing successful value-based payment (VBP)...

10:50 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

31 Mar

Getting Warmer: Health Expenditure Trends and Health System Reform

The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 spurred a decade of payment reform efforts intended to shift the health care system from volume-driven Fee-For-Service payments to alternative payment models (APMs) with reimbursement linked to quality and outcomes. A principal goal of these efforts...

09:30 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

16 Sep

HCTTF Alternative Payment Model Roles and Responsibilities Matrix

The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Roles and Responsibilities Matrix as a resource to support payer, provider, and purchaser efforts to clearly identify and assign roles and responsibilities for common APM workstreams and activities. The goal of the matrix...

09:46 / All Value Models / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

01 Sep

Building Successful Value-Based Partnerships

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force) is committed to developing resources designed to help both beginner and advanced organizations realize their full potential in transforming to a value-based health care system. Below, existing HCTTF resources are categorized for ease of reference....

14:24 / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

25 Jun

Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care

Download the Report Developing and implementing processes and infrastructure to support the delivery of high-value care must be coupled with a health equity framework and an enabling public policy environment in order to achieve meaningful change. This new report, Promoting Equity and Value in Maternity Care,...

09:13 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Transformation Resources

21 May

Organizational-Level Consumer Engagement: A Guide to Implementing and Sustaining Successful Strategies

View the Change Package The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (CCEHI) have developed a change package for implementing organization-level patient engagement strategies as part of an ongoing project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The...

12:09 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Patient-Centered Care

27 Feb

Principles for Consumerism in Value-Based Care

The Patient-Centered Priorities Work Group developed a set of Principles for Consumerism in Value-Based Care that aim to ensure consumerism approaches are patient-centered and equitable. These seven principles can be used as a benchmark or checklist by health care stakeholders, including payers and providers, to...

11:03 / Featured / Implementation Resources / Patient-Centered Care