The UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care
In this first post for the new Center for High-Value Health Care blog, we comment on the landscape today’s US health systems face and describe how our team collaborates across UPMC’s Learning Community with research, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement activities aimed at addressing key challenges.
The Role of Stakeholders in Informing Research
At UPMC we develop and test innovative ways for improving the quality and value of services provided to our patients and members. We understand the importance of providing integrated care options, and we wanted to learn more about which type of integrated care strategies work best for which members, and under what circumstances.
Integrated Care’s Role in Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Health Equity
The verdict is in: not everyone in the United States receives the same care from our healthcare system. Sadly, there is a long-standing reality of structural inequality, racism, and bias in healthcare. Because of this, your race, ethnicity, language, age, and where you live can impact your overall health, much like smoking and exercise do.