Value-Based Healthcare is a healthcare delivery model that places the patient at the centre and directs healthcare services towards achieving the best possible outcomes with the available resources.
This model does not focus solely on the activity performed (tests, interventions or visits), but on the outcomes that truly matter to patients, such as:
- Functional recovery
- Quality of life
- Reduction of complications
- The patient experience during the care process
Value-Based Medicine involves systematically measuring these outcomes, analysing them and using them to continuously improve care.
At Bellvitge Hospital, this model is realised through innovative care projects that integrate the patient's voice, data and processes to provide safer, more efficient care that is centred on patients' real needs.
The STRACK project applies the principles of Value-Based Medicine through the structured and systematic monitoring of patients throughout their care pathway.
The Strack Project
This project is based on:
- The systematic collection of relevant clinical data
- The measurement of patient experience and quality of life
- Continuous patient follow-up shared between Primary Care and the hospital during the first year post-stroke
- The early identification of risks or complications
This information allows:
- Tailor treatment to the specific needs of each patient
- Improve clinical decision-making
- Reduce complications from the stroke they have already had, and prevent new ones
- Improve overall outcomes of the care process
The STRACK project transforms data into useful knowledge to improve the quality of care.
The ERAS project is a perioperative care model that aims to improve patients' recovery after surgery.
ERAS project
Value-Based Medicine is applied to the ERAS project through:
- The application of protocols based on scientific evidence
- The reduction of unnecessary or unbeneficial practices
- Coordination among all professionals involved
- Systematic measurement of outcomes
This approach allows:
- Reduced postoperative complications
- Shorter hospital stay
- Improved functional recovery
- Enhanced patient experience
The ERAS project improves clinical outcomes and optimizes the use of healthcare resources.
The priERAS project extends the ERAS model by integrating primary care into the surgical care pathway.
The priERAS project
This project applies Value-Based Medicine through:
- Coordination between the hospital and primary care
- Optimal patient preparation before surgery
- Follow-up after hospital discharge
- Continuity of care throughout the entire process
This integration allows:
- Early detection of potential complications
- Improved patient recovery in their usual environment
- Reduced hospital readmissions
- Enhanced patient safety and experience
The priERAS project ensures continuous, coordinated care focused on the outcomes that matter to the patient.
The PBM project aims to optimise the management of a patient's blood to improve clinical outcomes and reduce risks associated with transfusions.
PBM Project (Patient Blood Management)
Value-Based Medicine is applied in this project through:
- The assessment and optimisation of the patient's condition before procedures
- The prevention of anaemia
- The reduction of blood loss
- The appropriate and safe use of transfusions
This approach allows for:
- Reduced complications
- Improved recovery
- Increased patient safety
- Optimised use of healthcare resources
The PBM project contributes to safer, more efficient and patient-centred medicine.
What does Value-Based Medicine at Bellvitge Hospital offer you as a patient?
The implementation of Value-Based Medicine means that your healthcare is designed to achieve the best possible outcomes for you, taking into account not only your illness but also what is important to you, such as your recovery, your well-being, and your quality of life.
A better and faster recovery
Treatments and care processes are designed to reduce complications and promote a safer and more effective recovery.
Safer care
Professionals use evidence-based protocols and continuously monitor outcomes to constantly improve the quality of care.
More personalised care
Clinical decisions are based on real data and on monitoring your progress, allowing care to be tailored to your specific needs.
Better monitoring throughout the entire process
From pre-admission preparation to recovery, healthcare teams work in a coordinated way to ensure continuity of care.
Fewer complications and shorter hospital stays
The application of proven best practises helps to reduce risks and, whenever possible, allows you to return to your usual environment sooner.
A better patient experience
Your experience and your opinion are important. They are taken into account to continuously improve the care patients receive.
A project with a real impact
The value-based medicine project systematically integrates PREM (Patient-Perceived Experience Measure) and PROM (Patient-Reported Outcome Measure) indicators to centre its care vision on the real value received by the individual. Through surveys and digital tools, patients can express both how they experience the care process and the impact of treatments on their quality of life. This data is combined with objective clinical outcomes to generate a more complete and personalised view of care, enabling professionals to identify areas for improvement and tailor interventions to patients' real needs and expectations. In this way, the model promotes healthcare that is more transparent, participatory and focused on outcomes that genuinely matter to people.