Financial incentives and enhanced, data-based capabilities may spur the adoption of value-based care among physicians, according to a study by Deloitte.
For the DeloitteCenter for Health Solutions 2016 Survey of U.S. Physicians, researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of 600 U.S. primary care and specialty physicians.
Here are four survey findings.
1. Many physicians lack the tools and capabilities necessary to support value-based care initiatives. About 75 percent of physician respondents said they have clinical protocols in place, but only 36 percent have access to comprehensive, or multicondition, protocols. Only 20 percent reported they received data on care costs.
2. The study found current financial incentive levels for many physicians are not adequate to stimulate meaningful value-based care adoption. Researchers recommended at least 20 percent of physicians' compensation should be tied to performance goals.
3. To engage in value-based care delivery, physicians said they need access to: better clinical protocols, quality measures that align with their specialties and emphasized outcomes rather than processes of care and detailed data on their own performance and on physicians to whom they refer patients.
4. Survey findings suggested physicians distrust much of the data they receive from other healthcare sources or find it difficult to integrate the data into their daily practice. This is a concern health systems and payers should address when they seek physician buy-in for value-based initiatives.