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    In 2002, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) launched the first of over 20 Collaborative Quality Initiatives under its Value Partnerships program. This unique model formed the basis for a value-based health care ecosystem in the State of Michigan comprising a single dominant payer, an extensive network of providers, and a small
    What are the results of care that matter most to patients with coronary artery disease? Our condition Working Group, comprised of clinical experts and patient representatives, answered that question. Their work is now available in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Click here now to access this important paper. You can also download the Coronary
    The ICHOM team is pleased to announce our new Strategic Alliance with Erasmus Medical Center, one of the Netherlands’ leading health care providers and a pioneer in medical education and research. Erasmus MC is the first of several prestigious organizations, in the Netherlands and beyond, that will work closely with ICHOM to drive
In this key publication, ICHOM Standardization Director Annelotte van Bommel and her colleagues describe the evidence for cost-reduction and outcomes-improvement in surgical audits. They also make the case for moving audits into patient-reported outcomes in addition to typical clinical indicators. You can find this article in our library.

ICHOM in the Wall Street Journal

One of ICHOM’s key goals is to enable patients – the most important stakeholders in health care – to choose where to seek medical care based on trustworthy information about quality. But how should quality be defined? How should the quality of health care providers be assessed? The Wall Street Journal’s Melinda Beck investigates the

Outcomes data are key.

“Patients cannot properly align health care decisions with their own values and priorities unless they truly understand the likelihood of different outcomes,” says Dr. Deborah Korenstein of the American College of Physicians.   Read the article by Diana Phillips here: Medscape.com.

Scottish Government Partners with ICHOM

The ICHOM team is thrilled to announce that the  Scottish Government has partnered with our organization to support our Working Group on Dementia. The Standard Set for Dementia will  include the results of care that matter most to patients.  By measuring the Standard Set, providers around the world will improve the value of the care they deliver.
  The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to unlocking the power of value-based health care, today announced the first five IT solution-providers to achieve ICHOM Certified Supplier status. They are InputHealth, My Clinical Outcomes, PhDx Systems, POMT, VitalHealth Software, and VisionTree Software.   The Certified Suppliers are integrating the
“At its core, delivering value for patients is not a medical science challenge, according to Porter, but rather a managerial, organizational and leadership challenge.”  Learn more: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2014/10/07/hospital-of-tomorrow-experts-call-for-improving-value-in-health-care.

Influential ICHOM

MastersPublicHealth.net has named Stefan Larsson, ICHOM Cofounder and Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the leading voices in public health.  Click here to read the list!

Tying payment to outcomes

Our Standard Sets of Outcomes can be used for different purposes: engaging with patients and discuss treatment options, improving care by systematically measuring – and acting – on outcomes, speeding up research; purchasing on value. It’s this last usage that we would like to highlight today. NHS in the United Kingdom, started in include a

September 2014 ICHOM Newsletter

You can find the ICHOM Newsletter – September 2014 and all the others here.
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