Dr. Odette Campbell on the Shift to Value-Based Care

(Newswire.net — July 22, 2016) Suite 301 Carrollton, Texas –Since passage of the Affordable Care Act in the United States, the medical industry has seen substantial shifts in the way patient care is delivered. The model of volume-based care is being replaced by value-based care, improving patient outcomes and driving down healthcare costs.

Dr. Odette Campbell, MD, a medical provider in North Texas and an advocate for the value-based model, sees the shift as critical for overall patient care as well as increasing data-driven healthcare decisions that benefit both patient and provider. “Value-based care puts the focus on patients’ wishes, preferences, and concerns,” says Dr. Campbell.  “This emerging care model gives patients more tools with which to make informed healthcare decisions.”  To learn more, visit http://health.usnews.com/doctors/odette-campbell-311247.

In the volume-based care model, sometimes referred to as “fee-for-service”, healthcare providers were rewarded with incentives to order more tests and procedures and see more patients.  The more tests and patients, the more money a healthcare provider or organization would make.  This model drove up costs, and many of the tests and procedures ordered were superfluous in the overall patient care plan.  Value-based care, on the other hand, puts quality over cost.  Patients receive only the tests, imaging, and procedures needed to address specific health concerns, reducing overall costs and improving patient outcomes.  Patients no longer have to sit for tests and diagnostic imaging that didn’t focus on their injuries or illnesses, but were ordered in an effort to increase billable costs. An added benefit of the value-based care model is that patients receive better care than ever before; physicians and nurse practitioners employ evidence-based medicine and proven treatment options without waste.  Patients are more informed in this model, as well. “In value-based medical care, the patient’s needs and concerns are placed at the forefront,” adds Dr. Campbell.  “This improves the patient/provider relationship and helps to ensure a better quality of care than in other operating models.”

Dr. Odette Campbell, MD, is a medical provider who specializes in home-based medical care. She is an active member of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, a professional organization that helps champion the benefits of value-based care.  Dr. Campbell makes her practice in the northern part of the greater Fort Worth area of Texas, delivering her exclusive and unrivaled patient care in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. For more information on Dr. Campbell, visit http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Odette_Campbell.html.