TriHealth physician, patient on the benefits of a value-based care model

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TriHealth patient Patti Needham felt “miserable” before her primary care physician connected her with two TriHealth programs as part of their value-based care model.

Under this model, Needham’s providers collaborated to ensure she received high quality care in managing diabetes and weight loss. 

In the latest episode of the Getting Health Care Right podcast, Needham discusses her health care journey and the benefits of value-based care with Dr. Raymond Metzger, a TriHealth physician, and Jamie Smith, market president and publisher of the Cincinnati Business Courier.

“Historically, health care systems and providers, like doctors and nurse practitioners, usually get paid on a fee-for-service model, which tends to be very episodic and very fragmented,” Metzger said.

“A provider in a hospital system that's involved in value-based care is going to really focus on screening,” he said.

Listen to this episode of Getting Health Care Right to hear more about: 

• The pros of a value-based care model when compared with a traditional health care model (1:46).
• What the patient experiences in a value-based care model (2:21).
• How Needham manages diabetes treatment and weight loss with TriHealth’s programs (3:42). 
• What a value-based care system means for doctors (9:00).
• TriHealth’s partnership with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio, and how it’s helping patients receive high-quality care at lower costs (10:37).

Learn more about value-based care at TriHealth.