Resources
Knowledge resources to build capacity and foster better understanding of value-based healthcare. Scroll down to discover the latest publications, courses and more!
Publications
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How value-based healthcare focuses on maximizing patient outcomes and harnessing resources
Article by World Economic Forum
This article defines value-based healthcare as value in healthcare is the health outcomes that matter to patients relative to the resources or costs required to deliver those outcomes. -
Changing the mass casualty disaster surgical response
Article by Lancet
This article calls for better collaboration between the disaster management authority and health ministry to develop mobile surgical facilities, portable surgical and medical kits, and anaesthesia units to respond to mass surgical response.
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Value-Based Health Care for Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Feasibility Study from a Low–Middle Income Country
Article by NEJM Catalyst
In this article, the authors aim to address the feasibility of implementing a VBHC model for patients with CHD in Pakistan through multiple initiatives taken over time at a single tertiary care center. -
What Is Value-Based Healthcare?
Short article by NEJM Catalyst
Explore the definition, benefits, and examples of value-based healthcare. How does value-based healthcare translate to new delivery models?
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Building a Value-Based Care Infrastructure in Europe: The Health Outcomes Observatory
Commentary, NEJM Catalyst
Leaders at the European Union’s Innovative Medicines Initiative are developing a large-scale multi-stakeholder international ecosystem to incorporate patient-reported outcomes and measures to improve patient engagement and drive value.
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It takes two to dance the VBHC tango: A multiple case study of the adoption of value-based strategies in Sweden and Brazil
Article in Social Science & Medicine
Read more about the application of VBHC in real-world contexts. This comparative case study of two prominent adopters in Brazil and Sweden, situated at either end of the spectrum in terms of contextual prerequisites, provides insights into the complex interactions involved in the adoption of VBHC strategies.
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Defining and Implementing Value-Based Health Care: A Strategic Framework
Article in Academic Medicine
This article measures the health outcomes and costs of its care for each patient and uses that information to drive ongoing improvements. Authors suggest principles and implementation of VBHC should be incorporated care throughout the undergraduate medical curriculum.
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures May Add Value in Breast Cancer Surgery
Article in Annals of Surgical Oncology
Learn more about the role of PROMs in improving outcomes. The scores serve as a reference value for different types of surgery in the study population and enable prospective use of PROs in shared decision-making.
Courses
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Erasmus Value-Based Healthcare Course
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University of Houston Value-Based Care Specialization
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Rethinking health: The fundamentals of value-based healthcare
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Observatories
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Health outcomes observatory
H2O is a strategic partnership between the public and private sectors to create a robust data governance and infrastructure model to collect and incorporate patient outcomes at scale into healthcare decision making at an individual and population level.
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Global cancer observatory
The Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) is an interactive web-based platform presenting global cancer statistics to inform cancer control and research.
Looking for country-specific information?
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Rwanda
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Turkey