A Better Value for Surgical Care
Monday, January 30th, 2023
A Better Value for Surgical Care
Value-based care is a newer model of healthcare. Traditionally, doctors and other providers were paid based on the services they offered, whether that’s a 10-minute appointment or lab tests. Value-based care changes the focus to providing patients with exceptional care and paying based on patient health outcomes. One of the benefits can be better health at a lower overall cost.
How Does Value-Based Care Work?
In this care model, a provider receives compensation for the recognizable improvements in the patient’s health. That could include things like improvement in chronic disease or creating functional improvement in their lives. This type of care model may apply to most types of healthcare providers, from doctors to hospitals.
What Are the Benefits?
Value-based care is growing in popularity because of the benefits it provides to patients. Though each patient’s experience is different, some of the benefits recognized through this care model include the following:
- The patient receives better quality of care and more thorough care that’s focused on their specific needs.
- The higher quality of care may result in better health outcomes. That could be in a single illness or injury, but oftentimes that spreads to other parts of life by improving comorbidities each person has.
- Value-based care focuses on treating the patient’s needs. That involves solving the problem rather than just focusing on the symptoms presented.
- For healthcare providers, it may help to reduce costs while also helping to reduce the intense burden of rising healthcare costs within the industry.
Quality Surgical Care at a Lower Cost
Delivering ‘value’ in surgical care does not mean the patient receives a reduction in the quality of their care. It means achieving the same or higher quality at the same or lower cost. The physicians of Premier Surgical Associates are committed to providing the best surgical care in the most appropriate setting with easy access and the highest quality, with the least financial burden on patients, families and the employer community.
To meet our commitment, Premier Surgical has an Ambulatory Surgery Center where the same outstanding quality is offered at the community’s lowest cost. The savings offered lower both the patient’s co-pay and their deductible. Savings are also generated for referring physicians and their market partners who participate in Shared Saving Contracts.
To reduce the cost of surgical care in East Tennessee, when appropriate, Premier Surgical physicians offer patients the option to have their outpatient procedure at Premier Surgery Center in Knoxville. The Center is licensed by the state of Tennessee and accredited by AAAASF.
To learn more about having your procedure at Premier Surgery Center can be a more affordable option for you, visit https://www.premiersurgicalsurgerycenter.com/.