With the increase of life expectancy and therefore chronic diseases, with the technological improvement together with limited budgets and with increasing pressure by all stakeholders, it emerges the need for new strategies addressing the health care sector. The VBHC (Value-Based Health Care) strategy runs for being a suitable solution, focusing the effort on containing costs and improving patient health outcomes. The scope of the thesis is to translate the focus of VBHC in clinical practice, where the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation based in Milan offers a solid framework for the purpose. A model aimed at supporting the health care provider in planning health care delivery is presented, while simulating different scenarios seeking for the best solution for preset objectives. The model is then applied to the robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy, which is assumed as case study. Results show how to evaluate different aspects of a solution, targeting the interests of the stakeholders in addition to the patient health outcomes maximization and the costs containment. The health care provider is therefore provided with a tool which enables the investigation of situations related to a particular health care delivery solution. The final output of the presented model is the joint probability that a set of objectives is met.
Da un aumento dell’aspettativa di vita e quindi delle patologie croniche, dal progresso tecnologico insieme a budget limitati e da una crescente pressione di tutti gli stakeholder, emerge il bisogno di nuove strategie rivolte al settore sanitario. La strategia VBHC (Value-Based Health Care) si candida ad essere una possibile soluzione, concentrandosi sul contenimento dei costi ed il miglioramento della salute dei pazienti. Lo scopo della tesi è quello di trasferire il focus della VBHC nella realtà clinica, per cui la Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi con sede a Milano offre un solido contesto. Si presenta un modello rivolto a supportare l’health care provider nella pianificazione dei propri servizi, avvalendosi della simulazione di differenti scenari per trovare la miglior soluzione rispetto agli obiettivi prefissati. I risultati mostrano come valutare diversi aspetti di una soluzione, rivolgendosi agli interessi degli stakeholder oltre che alla massimizzazione degli outcomes dei pazienti ed il contenimento dei costi. Si fornisce dunque all’health care provider uno strumento che rende possibile lo studio di situazioni legate a una particolare soluzione. L’output finale del modello presentato consiste nella probabilità congiunta che un set di obiettivi sia raggiunto.
Value-based health care in a post-acute scenario. Development of a model to support the health care provider in decision making
DAL CASTELLO, DAVIDE;CALDI, ELEONORA
2017/2018
Abstract
With the increase of life expectancy and therefore chronic diseases, with the technological improvement together with limited budgets and with increasing pressure by all stakeholders, it emerges the need for new strategies addressing the health care sector. The VBHC (Value-Based Health Care) strategy runs for being a suitable solution, focusing the effort on containing costs and improving patient health outcomes. The scope of the thesis is to translate the focus of VBHC in clinical practice, where the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation based in Milan offers a solid framework for the purpose. A model aimed at supporting the health care provider in planning health care delivery is presented, while simulating different scenarios seeking for the best solution for preset objectives. The model is then applied to the robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy, which is assumed as case study. Results show how to evaluate different aspects of a solution, targeting the interests of the stakeholders in addition to the patient health outcomes maximization and the costs containment. The health care provider is therefore provided with a tool which enables the investigation of situations related to a particular health care delivery solution. The final output of the presented model is the joint probability that a set of objectives is met.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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