More than half of doctors across the Asia-Pacific region are more interested in payment models tied to patient outcomes than they were two years ago, but fewer than a third say their hospitals have implemented them, exposing gaps in data, treatment standards, and reporting systems.

More than half of doctors want care tied to patient outcomes. Value-based care ties healthcare payments to patient outcomes rather than the number of services provided. Hospitals need standard treatment procedures and reliable data before taking greater financial responsibility for those outcomes, Bain said. Payers and hospitals also need common outcome measures, connected data systems, and simpler reporting requirements. Doctors appear ready for payment models that reward better outcomes, but hospitals still need the systems to make them work.