U.S. Women’s Health Alliance Takes Unprecedented Next Step to Transform Women’s Healthcare
At its national 12th semiannual conference in
The conference theme, "Transforming Women's Healthcare in a
"Involving health plan partners at this stage in our episode of care initiative was the natural next step in our effort to affect meaningful change on a national and local level," stated Dr.
Lili Brillstein, Director of Horizon's Episodes of Care Program, says, "Horizon is proud to have been the inaugural partner in launching the episode of care for maternity and hysterectomy episodes with the
"We are focused on helping women get the care they need to have healthy, full-term pregnancies," stated
"Value-based care is creating a platform for positive change throughout the health care system," said
"We are excited to work collaboratively with health plans wanting to engage in addressing the total cost of care of their members and our patients," stated
"Being a part of such a dynamic organization such as the
"Focusing on the value we provide our patients, rather than just the fee for each unit of service we deliver, has the potential to revolutionize medical care in
"USWHA has been instrumental in leading the charge in helping our women's healthcare practice understand Fee for Value Quality contracting. By setting a national template for Quality shared savings programs, local relationships with payers do not have to waste energy rebuilding the process over and over again," commented
"We firmly believe that cost-efficient, evidence-based medicine happily leads to the best outcomes for our patients. Our providers are excited about being in a position to control healthcare costs by participating in the initial value-based healthcare efforts," said Dr.
"As physicians and payers collaborate to define quality, meaningful change in women's healthcare will really happen. It's very exciting and our physicians are eager to move to value based care," stated
"Although one cannot predict the future, the
The USWHA management team will continue to provide updates in the coming year on its progress on this flagship program.
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