How data can save value-based care

A unified data ecosystem will provide the foundation for the next generation of patient-care technology. A combination of comprehensive data, sophisticated analysis and rigorous modeling are essential to unlocking the potential of value-based care. Yet without a culture of information sharing and the unification of individual datasets, healthcare organizations will be limited in how they can most effectively develop an equitable framework to allocate risks and rewards among participants. In the 13 years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare organizations and other stakeholders have recognized that tracking key performance indicators such as readmission rates, average length of stay and patient satisfaction are insufficient to realize the full potential of a patient-centered care experience. In the 13 years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare organizations and other stakeholders have recognized that tracking key performance indicators such as readmission rates, average length of stay and patient satisfaction are insufficient to realize the full potential of a patient-centered care experience.