Understanding Value-Based Healthcare - 9780071816984

A comprehensive, engagingly written guide on how to provide outstanding healthcare while keeping costs to a minimum

This latest entry in the acclaimed Understanding series, is a succinct, interestingly written primer on the core issues involved in maximizing the efficacy and outcomes of medical care when cost is a factor in the decision-making process. Written by world-renowned authorities on cost- and value-based healthcare, this timely book delivers practical and clinically focused guidance on one of the most debated topics in medicine and medicine administration today.

Following the clinical focus the series is famous for, Understanding Value-Based Healthcare analyzes sources of waste and low-value healthcare, and offers practical tools and strategies for delivering high-value healthcare for less money . The authors include valuable case studies to demonstrate how the content translates into the real-world situations clinicians face on a daily basis and key point summaries encapsulate important chapter information