Q&A: Evaluating the Current State and Future Direction of Value Analysis

As hospital value analysis develops to meet the needs of a changing health care system, value analysis professionals must review what initiatives have been successful, such as measures to improve communication with physicians, as well as identify areas for improvement in providing quality care at reduced cost. A firm knowledge of what is working and what is not should help prepare the field for its future, the direction of which depends largely on patients expecting optimal care at hospital centers concerns with spiraling costs.