Moriates C, Arora V, Shah N, eds. Understanding Value-Based Healthcare .

Abstract

The health care system is under increasing pressure to provide value. Although quality is the most important part of this equation, greater attention is being placed on the cost component of the equation. Within pathology, most hospitals have begun utilization management programs that are designed to reduce waste and increase value. Pathologists and laboratorians, however, need to become more knowledgeable and proactive to help the health care system provide greater value in health care.Understanding Value-Based Healthcare was written for physicians and other health care providers. It is not about high-level policy or economics. Rather, it is about actions that those on the front lines of health care can take to improve value. Although the book is written for a wide audience, it covers many topics that are relevant to pathologists. The book contains 16 chapters that are divided into three sections.