The attempts to improve healthcare service delivery and the quality of service have a significant impact on the population. In my letter, I will speak on behalf of the population of Idaho (“Submit a letter to the editor,” n.d.). The problem is the quality of services in different healthcare institutions in Idaho.
The reason that has encouraged me to express my opinion on the problem of value-based healthcare is the news article by Galvin (2017). In the article, the author discusses the most recent official discussions of the model under consideration in Washington. In particular, the article provides personal opinions of primarily positive healthcare experts. As for my personal opinion on the mentioned article and its validity, I believe that the majority of benefits of a value-based healthcare system stated by the experts should be regarded as reasons to take further steps to develop implement this approach to healthcare in Idaho. In other words, there are no inconsistencies in factual information.
The implementation of a value-based healthcare system in Idaho is expected to improve the health of the population in our state. The minimization of costs is essential but it does not affect the quality (Hillary, Justin, Bharat, & Jitendra, 2016).
Among the statements included in the article under consideration, there are claims related to barriers to the implementation of the model. The brightest examples of such barriers, the experts believe, are the unreadiness of providers to shape a new vision and the necessity to improve care payment mechanisms. Apart from that, the experts suppose that the implementation of virtual visits will be among the key innovations, improving the quality of healthcare. As for me, I suppose it to be the key step to improve care quality.
In general, the implementation of a value-based healthcare system would have a positive impact on the population of Idaho due to its ability to improve the quality of service in all institutions and medical centers. Nowadays, the idea of value-based healthcare is becoming more popular in Idaho. A few local healthcare organizations have already implemented a value-based reimbursement model. Taking into account the advantages for patients that the system involves, it is necessary to support the implementation of new standards to measure the effectiveness of healthcare providers’ work.
To increase health promotion in Idaho and other states, it would be beneficial to follow the recommendations of experts and allocate more resources to provide virtual visits and patient education. Based on my personal experience, some people in Idaho are unhappy with the effectiveness of healthcare services that they receive, and this is why the introduction of new quality standards and rewarding healthcare providers for the outcomes of their work would be beneficial for patients of different age groups. On a national level, additional measures to assess healthcare quality are especially important as they would help to reduce hospital readmission rates (Kripalani, Theobald, Anctil, & Vasilevskis, 2014). Nowadays, Idaho is ranked among the states with the lowest readmission rates whereas other states need to improve the results.
References
Galvin, G. (2017). Affordability and quality key to future of value-based care. Web.
Hillary, W., Justin, G., Bharat, M., & Jitendra, M. (2016). Value based healthcare. Advances in Management, 9(1), 1.
Kripalani, S., Theobald, C. N., Anctil, B., & Vasilevskis, E. E. (2014). Reducing hospital readmission rates: Current strategies and future directions. Annual Review of Medicine, 65, 471-485.
Submit a letter to the editor. (n.d.). Web.