A decade of change towards Value-Based Health Care at a Dutch University Hospital: a complexity-informed process study.

Veerle van Engen Martina Buljac-Samardzic Rob J Baatenburg de Jong Jeffrey Braithwaite Kees C T B Ahaus Monique Den Hollander-Ardon Ingrid A Peters Igna Bonfrer

Published in: Health research policy and systems (2024)

VBHC does not lend itself to linear planning and is not easily scalable. While there appears to be no golden standard for implementation, blending local and larger-scale actions appears advantageous. Local, deep yet harmonized and system-integrated changes culminate in large scale transformation. Embracing complexity and focusing on the ultimate aims of (re)institutionalization and (re)professionalization are crucial.

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