Value Based Health Care Delivery Course - Harvard Business School

Salameh Obeidat, MD
Ambulatory Anesthesia Fellow, BIDMC - HMS
PGY-1

01/31/2020

Salameh Obeidat, MD with Michael Porter, MD
Founder and head of the VBHD Course

I am glad that I had the chance to attend the Value Based Health Care Delivery (VBHD) Course at Harvard Business School. Which is created and delivered by world class renowned professors including Prof. Porter, Prof. Feeley and their team. As a big group of residents and fellows, Prof. Porter team provided us with conceptual frameworks for Health Economics and sparking discussions on real in-depth case studies from national and international successful institutions. The curriculum included concept presentations, case studies, instructor teaching notes, videos of guest protagonists, and other videos designed to assist instructors in the teaching of the material.

After completing this seminar, I got a better understanding on a variety of topics like Value-Based Health Care, Outcome and Cost Measurement, Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROMs), Overview of Projects etc. I gained valuable knowledge from real-world examples both in advanced and primary health care in the U.S. and abroad.

Now I do understand how economics can transform health care by improving value for patients. Since significant improvements in value will require major strategic and organizational changes in how health care is delivered, measured, and paid for, it is important for future leaders to get more training on these topics. This will facilitate a new way of thinking on health care delivery and more meaningful future policy reforms.

Salameh S. Obeidant, MD - Anesthesiologist 

Value Based Health Care Delivery has changed the way I evaluate structural and organizational changes. It has given me the incentive to further develop my interest and to explore more on Health Economics. Experiences like this, esp. while in training, are important because they allow trainees to discover their interests and better plan their next steps. Cross-specialty educational opportunities provide a better armory for future physicians by offering a different perspective. This in turn could be the solution to many problems of the increasingly complex world of health care.