Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalizations and readmissions in the United
States. Particularly among the elderly, its prevalence and costs continue to rise, making it a …

In response to wide variation in quality and outcomes as well as escalating health care
costs, the US health care system is moving away from a volume-based payment system to a …

Background Heart failure is a prevalent, costly disease for which new value-based payment
models demand optimized population management strategies. Objectives This study sought …

Clinician payment is transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based payment, with
reimbursement tied to health care quality and cost. However, the overarching goals of value …

Decisionmakingincardiologyconcentrateso…-specific outcomes following practice
guidelines for specific conditions. Quality metrics implemented for valuebased purchasing …

2 Jones et al Home Health Care for Patients With Heart Failure impact mortality in key
conditions beyond existing trends. 10 On the contrary, linking reimbursement to clinical …

Healthcare value, defined as health outcomes achieved relative to the costs of care, has
been proposed as a unifying approach to measure improvements in the quality and …

Background—Patient-centered health care interventions, such as heart failure disease
management programs, are under increasing pressure to demonstrate good value …

Background Advanced heart failure (AHF) carries a morbidity and mortality that are similar or
worse than many advanced cancers. Despite this, there are no accepted quality metrics for …

Over the past 50-60 years, biomedical science and technology in the United States have
advanced at a remarkable pace, allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives. And while …