Value-Based Care and Neurology

There is a growing interest noted nationally in moving from fee for service to value-based care. Health care systems are increasingly involved in various payer contracts focused on reducing the total cost of care and are forming clinically integrated networks to be more efficient with care delivery. Although these trends affect primary care significantly, the specialty services are also learning to navigate and understand the roles they will need to play in these new care models. With this "value-based care" digital collection, we hope to provide insight into the current landscape while also sharing ideas to think innovatively as to what the next iteration should be for neurology. First, some background on several concepts is necessary for neurologists as they think about their role as a stakeholder in the care continuum for chronic neurologic diseases.