What concerns physicians about value-based care?

Most physicians prefer traditional payment models, according to a recent survey from Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Unsurprisingly, primary care physicians are more likely than specialists to support value-based care, according to the report.

So what are physicians concerned about in terms of value-based care?

Approximately 560 physicians in a variety of specialties answered, expressing the following concerns regarding value-based care models.

78 percent of physicians are most concerned with getting penalized for factors they cannot control.
78 percent of physicians are concerned value-based care models will overlook quality improvements that do not fall under specific performance goals.
70 percent worry it will limit their ability to make care decisions for the patient.
62 percent of physicians overall are concerned performance goals will be unreasonable in value-based care models. Surgical specialists are less concerned with this (56 percent), as compared to primary care physicians (65 percent) and non-surgical specialists (66 percent).
Primary care physicians are most concerned with care innovations, including the incorporation of telehealth (70 percent), while surgical specialists and non-surgical specialists report less concern (45 percent and 51 percent, respectively).
Across specialties, physicians were least concerned with achieving performance improvement at work (45 percent).