Abstract
Background: The Value-Based Healthcare (VBH) concept is designed to improve individual healthcare outcomes without increasing expenditure, and is increasingly being used to determine resourcing of and reimbursement for medical services. Radiology is a major contributor to patient and societal healthcare at many levels. Despite this, some VBH models do not acknowledge radiology's central role; this may have future negative consequences for resource allocation. Methods, findings and interpretation: This multi-society paper, representing the views of Radiology Societies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, describes the place of radiology in VBH models and the health-care value contributions of radiology. Potential steps to objectify and quantify the value contributed by radiology to healthcare are outlined.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 877-883 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Radiology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Keywords
- Quality
- Radiology
- Resources
- Value
- Value-based healthcare
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging