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’...

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...

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...

The Health Care Transformation Task Force’s Maternal Health Hub, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, is pleased to release “Evolving the Maternal Health Quality Measurement Enterprise to Support the Community-Based Maternity Model.” This issue brief examines the historical emphasis on clinical quality measurement in maternity care...

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)...