National Business Coalition on Health's Community Coalitions Health Institute Launches First Value Based Purchasing Project
Posted on: Monday, 1 May 2006, 12:01 CDT
WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- To measure and identify best practices for deploying value based purchasing (VBP), the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), a non-profit consortium of employer based coalitions, recently launched the Community Coalitions Health Institute (CCHI). The goal of CCHI, a 501(c)(3) subsidiary, is to develop research for employer lead coalitions and other industry stakeholders to implement VBP -- obtaining the highest quality care at the most reasonable cost -- across the country.
The first endeavor to result from CCHI is the eValue8 Research and Reporting Project. Users and stakeholders of eValue8, the common request for health plan information, recently convened at a summit with employers, health plans and coalitions to help define reporting needs and strategies for using eValue8 data. Often sited by industry stakeholders as a key source of purchasing information, the eValue8 database contains information on almost 300 health plans across the nation, revealing trends in employer expectations in health plans.
"The work of CCHI will be critical for business coalitions and employers as we continue to seek value in the healthcare market, said Laurel Pickering, executive director for the New York Business Group on Health. "Employers can no longer just focus on the cost of care because we know that quality is a critical component. This is what drives the best outcomes at the best cost and leads to healthier, more productive employees. The information coming from CCHI will be used to inform value based purchasing strategies across the country."
Andrew Webber, president and CEO of NBCH noted, "CCHI and the programs that will result are a part of NBCH's efforts to drive improvement in community health systems across the country. While eValue8 is the first initiative, several other projects including efforts around diabetes and obesity are underway."
CCHI's initial projects have been funded with support from GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Inc. Results will soon be available from several other projects. For example, in conjunction with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and NBCH coalitions' Mid-Atlantic Business Group on Health, the Greater Detroit Area Health Council and the Memphis Business Group on Health, a project is currently underway to identify and spread best practice models for diabetes.
"I applaud CCHI's approach of using existing research knowledge to design its initiatives, and for making sure that research and evaluation is an important component of CCHI initiatives," said Dennis Scanlon, associate professor of Health Policy & Administration for The Pennsylvania State University. "All purchasers, including employers and those in the public sector, need the best evidence possible to select value based purchasing strategies that will be effective in controlling costs and promoting quality and safety. I'm happy to be working with CCHI to measure, evaluate, and compare the return of various value based purchasing approaches."
Value Based Purchasing
Key principles of value based purchasing include: measuring the performance of health care providers, including physicians, health plans, and hospitals; reporting performance data to the public to empower consumers and other purchasers of health care; paying more to those physicians, hospitals, and other providers who deliver excellent performance; and adjusting benefit designs so that they promote improvements in health care systems and contain overall health care costs.
About the National Business Coalition on Health
NBCH is a national, non-profit, membership organization of more than 70 employer-based health care coalitions, representing over 10,000 employers across the United States. NBCH and its members are dedicated to value based purchasing of health care services through the collective action of public and private purchasers. In developing, identifying and disseminating best practices in value based purchasing strategies, NBCH seeks to accelerate the nation's progress towards safe, efficient, high quality health care. For more information, call 202-775-9300 or visit http://www.nbch.org/.
National Business Coalition on Health
CONTACT: Cary Conway, +1-972-731-9242, cary@conwaycommunication.com, forthe National Business Coalition on Health
Web site: http://www.nbch.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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