{"id":1137,"date":"2014-10-24T23:22:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T23:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symphonytg.com\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2014-10-24T23:22:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T23:22:49","slug":"featured-in-venturebeat-stgs-j-t-treadwell-on-role-of-tech-in-achieving-value-based-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg.com\/news\/featured-in-venturebeat-stgs-j-t-treadwell-on-role-of-tech-in-achieving-value-based-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured in VentureBeat: STG\u2019s J.T. Treadwell on Role of Tech in Achieving Value-Based Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
In recent decades, the health care industry has made remarkable progress in the understanding, detection and treatment of disease, primarily thanks to technological advancements, yet despite this abundance of new testing and treatment methods \u2014 or perhaps because of it \u2014 the cost of health care has skyrocketed, while over the same period general price inflation has been tame. The question remains: Are we really getting the full value for what we\u2019re paying?<\/p>\n
\nThe current healthcare system is built around paying for treatment. A good doctor is reimbursed the same as a bad one. But an alternative is to consider paying for outcomes. What someone gets paid should be based upon the result \u2014 did the patient improve? By how much? How is it measured? And what did it cost?<\/p>\n
\nThe challenge of course is that this is an enormously difficult chasm to cross with hurdles in information, analytics, technology, and incentives. So what are the hurdles?<\/p>\n