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The value-based transformation of the US healthcare system is here to stay. Expectations regarding quality, transparency, standardization, and cost control will be permanent fixtures. How the healthcare system responds to change remains to be seen. The potential to analyze large amounts of health-related data promises to improve patient care by informing care decisions and evaluating treatment effectiveness. Implementation of new practices has the potential to improve the standards of care. Health care can become a new partnership with patients as key stakeholders engaged in personal responsibility for their own health.
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Powers, J.S. (2018). Through the Looking Glass: Visions of the Future of Health Care. In: Value Driven Healthcare and Geriatric Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77057-4_10
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