Institute For The Future

Demand for Quality

What? Reference pricing, reimbursements tied to quality and performance,government mandates, and consumer demand indicate the need for greater transparency about outcomes. More health care consumers will associate quality and outcomes data with payments and valuation, forcing providers to guarantee the efficacy of their medical interventions.

So What? What if at-home diagnostics and other direct-to-consumer tools for decision support are available to individuals, allowing them to measure a drug’s effectiveness? Which standards and metrics will be applied to“outcomes-based” health care, and how will they be agreed upon?