Mini course · Intermediate level
Value-Based Care Explained
Understand the shift from paying for volume to paying for outcomes, and what it means for your work.
What is Value-Based Care Explained?
Healthcare systems worldwide are moving away from paying for the number of services delivered toward rewarding better outcomes at lower cost. This course explains the value equation, outcome measurement including patient-reported outcomes, payment models such as bundled payments and pay-for-performance, population health approaches, integrated care pathways and how providers prepare for value-based contracts.
- Duration
- 1.5 hours
- Lessons
- 5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Format
- Online, self-paced
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the concept of value as outcomes relative to cost
- Compare fee-for-service with value-based payment models
- Identify outcome measures, including patient-reported outcomes
- Describe how bundled payments work for a described episode of care
- Explain the role of integrated care pathways
- Assess a provider's readiness for value-based contracts
Who this course is for
Course content
5 lessons · 1.5 hours total · free preview available
1From Volume to Value
16 minFree preview· Course content
From Volume to Value
Why payment models are changing.
2Measuring Outcomes
20 min· Course content
Measuring Outcomes
Available after you enroll.
3Value-Based Payment Models
20 min· Course content
Value-Based Payment Models
Available after you enroll.
4Integrated Care and Population Health
18 min· Course content
Integrated Care and Population Health
Available after you enroll.
5Preparing Your Organisation
16 min· Course content
Preparing Your Organisation
Available after you enroll.
Earn a credential employers can check
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Issued: on completion
How it works
- Finish all 5 lessons at your own pace.
- Get your digital credential with a unique ID.
- Share it — employers can verify it at aihcm.us.
Questions people ask
Is value-based care only relevant in the US?
No. Value-based approaches are being adopted in many countries, including Gulf, European and Asian systems.
What are patient-reported outcomes?
Measures of health and function reported directly by patients.
Does it explain specific national programmes?
It uses examples but focuses on transferable principles.
Who should take this course?
Leaders, managers and clinicians involved in planning, contracting or quality.