Jia Liu, MD
Pediatrics/Anesthesiology Resident at Brigham and Boston
Children’s
PGY-5
01/27/2020
Prior to taking this course I had a vague idea of the
concept of value-based healthcare and absolutely no clue how it was being
applied in real life. This course took
us through a series of cases that showed me how these concepts could be ap
Moving forward in my training, I plan to pursue both
pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric critical care fellowships with a special
interest in pediatric patients with chronic critical illness and home
ventilation. This course has given me a
new perspective on how we can re-shape the way in which we care for these
patients. While these patients are an
incredibly small percentage of patients in our community, their costs in the
current pay structure are incredibly high given their frequent need for
procedures and hospitalizations.
I believe that value-based healthcare could have a
tremendous impact on this patient population moving forward and I hope to
contribute to this change in the future!
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