Transforming Health Care Delivery towards Value-Based Health Care in Germany: A Delphi Survey among Stakeholders.

ABSTRACT: Value-based healthcare (VBC) represents one strategy to meet growing challenges in healthcare systems. To date, VBC is not implemented broadly in the German healthcare system. A Delphi survey was conducted to explore stakeholders' perspectives on the relevance and feasibility of actions and practices related to the implementation of VBC in the German healthcare system. Panellists were selected using purposive sampling. Two iterative online survey rounds were conducted which were preceded by a literature search and semi-structured interviews. After two survey rounds, a consensus was reached on 95% of the items in terms of relevance and on 89% of the items regarding feasibility. The expert panels' responses were in favor of the presented actions and practices of VBC in 98% of items for which

SUBMITTER: Krebs F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature