Need-based care (see Exhibit 1) can improve care utilization, reduce the cost of care by better managing the need for acute care, enhance engagement with health consumers, and potentially create space to serve underserved communities. This approach to care is expensive, does not improve overall health outcomes, and can often reflect a poor experience and engagement for the consumer. This process can improve health outcomes by letting data inform one's health in real-time, and likely enhance the care experience. The Bottom Line: Technology can rescue us from us and improve outcomes across all attributes of the quadruple aim of care. The need-based intervention paradigm is our best practical chance to improve the efficiency of the healthcare market and, hence, improve the outcomes across the quadruple aim of care.

Source: New York Times October 18, 2024 02:23 UTC