How To Leverage and Lead In The Shift From Fee-For-Service To Pay-For-Performance

Pay-for-performance has been the standard for provider payments among policy makers and private and public payers, including Medicare and Medicaid. Pay-for-performance is an umbrella term for initiatives aimed at improving the quality, efficiency, and overall value of health care. These arrangements provide financial incentives to health care providers to carry out improvements and achieve optimal outcomes for their clients. In this session, the presenter will give closer examination to the realities of the massive shifts in the health care economy and shine some light on how you can take better,
practical action to prepare your organization for these shifts ... and leverage this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your organization.

The presentation will review the history of these changes and why the government is making this move. It will also highlight local health departments who are well on their way to successfully embracing the shift to pay-for-performance, and provide tips from those LHDs that can be utilized in your organization. A focus will be on how top leadership and the finance team can support and help move the needle toward acceptance.