Description:
In a world in which healthcare systems are under immense strain, this book offers a pragmatic, deeply human and globally relevant solution. It is a call to action for all healthcare policy--makers, clinicians and managers.
Brief description: Professor Sally Lewis is a distinguished leader in the field of value-based healthcare with a remarkable career spanning 30 years as a general practitioner, medical leader and policy advisor. She is now an international consultant on value-based healthcare system transformation and is Professor of Value in Health Management at Swansea University's value-based health and care academy. Her work has been recognized by global institutions including the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School, Bertelsmann-Stiftung, the OECD, HTAi and the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
Review Quotes: 'Sally Lewis has given us an essential history of value-based healthcare mindset and method, and a pragmatic guidebook for local, national and global healthcare transformation. Through examples and frank assessment of the hard work required, she reminds us that getting to the summit of value is a team effort, and our compass must ever be the health outcomes important to patients.' -- Jennifer Bright, president and CEO of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)