COURSE 1 of 7. This course is designed to introduce you to the concept of value-based care (VBC). While the information you will explore is general, it will help you establish a solid foundation for continued learning and future thinking about the concept of VBC. Through a historical lens, you will explore the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the evolution of commercial insurance, TRICARE, and the Veterans Health Administration. While history is an important filter for understanding healthcare in this country, you will learn how each of these mechanisms emerged, the populations served, and what changes occurred over time, with a focus on funding and expenditures. In addition, this course will help you establish a firm foundation for understanding the development and evolution of quality measures and outcomes in healthcare. By developing an understanding of what quality is and how it is measured, you can begin a knowledge-building exploration of the components of quality in healthcare. Why is this important? In value-based care models, providers must meet quality measures and improve the health outcomes of their patients. In the summative assignment, you will use a national system of quality measures to develop a plan that would positively impact value within your healthcare organization.
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What value-based care is and why it is important
How the U.S. healthcare system has evolved
What quality is and how is it measured in healthcare
Skills you will gain
- Quality Measures
- value-based healthcare
- Healthcare Quality
- Patient Care
- Health Insurance
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to Value-Based Care
The U.S. Healthcare System (Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance, TRICARE, and the Veterans Health Administration: Creation, Evolution and Change
Development and Evolution in Healthcare Quality Measures and Outcomes
Course Project: Making This My Own
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TOP REVIEWS FROM VALUE-BASED CARE: INTRODUCTION TO VALUE-BASED CARE AND THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
The course format is clear, engaging, concise and easy to navigate.
I had no idea about VBC until I read about it in Humana's network. I am very happy to have taken this course and plan to continue.
Very good program and I have enjoyed it very much, which provided me good understand of the US healthcare system and the VBC (Value Based Care)
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