Epidemiol Health.  2015;37:e2015014. 10.4178/epih/e2015014.

Value-based medicine: concepts and application

• Bae JM

• KMID: 2380651
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2015014

Abstract

Global healthcare in the 21st century is characterized by evidence-based medicine (EBM), patient-centered care, and cost effectiveness. EBM involves clinical decisions being made by integrating patient preference with medical treatment evidence and physician experiences. The Center for Value-Based Medicine suggested value-based medicine (VBM) as the practice of medicine based upon the patient-perceived value conferred by an intervention. VBM starts with the best evidence-based data and converts it to patient value-based data, so that it allows clinicians to deliver higher quality patient care than EBM alone. The final goals of VBM are improving quality of healthcare and using healthcare resources efficiently. This paper introduces the concepts and application of VBM and suggests some strategies for promoting related research.

Keyword

Evidence-based medicine; Evidence-based practice; Quality of life; Value of life; Decision support techniques

MeSH Terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision Support Techniques
Delivery of Health Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Patient Care
Patient Preference
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care
Quality of Life
Value of Life