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New Research in a New England Journal of Medicine Publication Finds Patients of Value-Based Care Organizations Have More Frequent and Consistent Primary Care Visits
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Findings include:Compared to patients of primary care providers in FFS payment arrangements, patients of senior-focused primary care organizations had 20% more primary care visits per year and 6% more regularly scheduled primary care visits.
75% of senior-focused primary care patients experienced highly continuous primary care visits, compared to 55% of FFS patients.
These results indicate that advancing and expanding value-based care plays a significant role in improving primary care effectiveness and supporting better health outcomes.
"We learned just last year that the senior-focused primary care model increases access to primary care, which is a crucial finding.
"Consistent, continuous, and high-quality primary care is the bedrock of a high-functioning health care system.
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