A Compass for Collaboration: Feedback from the Healthcare Community

A report by the European Alliance for Value in Health, which follows from “A Compass for Collaboration: Navigating Stakeholders’ Roles in Transitioning To Value-Based Healthcare”

This report is an addendum to “A Compass for Collaboration”, which aimed to clarify the roles and contributions that different stakeholders can take to acceleration the journey towards developing value-based health systems. The original report defined the stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem into 8 categories, and listed different actions that each of these groups could take (see the details of these 8 stakeholder categories in the figure below).

To build on the original report, the European Alliance for Value in Health (the “Alliance”) sought to gain input and feedback from members of the healthcare community, by presenting the findings at conferences. The Alliance hosted sessions at two conferences: firstly, a presentation and panel discussion at The MedTech Forum 2024 , followed by an interactive workshop at the European Health Management Association (EHMA) Conference 2024 . Further details can be found in the Methods section of this report.

At both conference sessions, participants were asked to identify the most important actions for each stakeholder category to conduct. Although there are limitations to this approach, including the lack of equal representation across the 8 stakeholder categories, there was valuable input. By prioritising the list of actions, this report hopefully offers focus in navigating the complexity of current health systems and challenges in implementing value-based healthcare (VBHC).

Ultimately, the hope is that this will expedite our Vision of value-based, sustainable, and people-centred health systems. We believe that the implementation of a value-based approach at all levels of health systems is crucial to ensure sustainable improvement of patient and population health for the future.

Acknowledgements:
We would like to thank all Partners, Affiliated Organisations, related member organisations and VBHC Experts which have been involved in the development the original initiative, and supported the creation of this addendum report. In particular, we would like to thank Stefanie Fridd (Philips) and Ilaria Giannico (European Union of Private Hospitals) for participating in our panel session at The MedTech Forum 2024, and Michele Calabrò and Marco Di Donato (EUREGHA) for supporting the facilitation of our workshop at the European Health Management Association (EHMA) Conference 2024.

Read the full report here.

Authors: Rebecca Steele (Vintura); Casper Paardekooper (Vintura); Michele Calabrò (EUREGHA); Hans Bax (MedTech Europe); Thomas Allvin (EFPIA)