Value Based Purchasing Gains Traction With Healthcare Leaders

A Forbes Insights study released in early June “showed that, among healthcare executives, value-based purchasing (VBP) is continuing to gain favor over traditional fee-for-service reimbursement.”  Article, http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/value-based-purchasing-gains-traction-healthcare-leaders?topic=29,19,21.
Factors that many executives agree upon include the following:
– Fully engaging their doctors was seen by surveyed C-suite executives as the top barrier to VBP participation.
– Executives believed that consumer financial incentives are key to making VBP successful.
– VBP will require seamless communications.
Hiveaway will bridge the gap between patients and providers and bring clarity to health care budgets as the health care industry’s trends shift.