How to Add "Value" in Value-Based Care

Enduring - This is a virtual, asynchronous educational session that is part of the Center for Faculty and Professional Development’s Foundations in Health Systems Science series.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and social workers.  Other learner groups, such as residents, fellows, medical students, non-clinician educators, GME program administrators and other education staff would also benefit from this education.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

  • Understand the basics of US health care policy from contemporary reform perspective
  • Distinguish alternative payment models from traditional payment models
  • Learn from the lived experience of an innovative care delivery program at Geisinger

    Course summary

    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    07/22/2026
    Course expires: 
    07/22/2029
    Cost:
    $25.00
    Part of: 
    Foundations in Health Systems Science - 2026
    Rating: 
    0

    How to Add "Value" in Value-Based Care

    This is an asynchronous enduring material activity.
    Activity Director and Faculty
    Scott Friedenberg, MD
    Physician, Neurology and Director, HSS Collaborative
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Faculty
    Apoorva Pradhan, MD, MPH
    Staff Scientist Senior - Pharmacy Research CPIO Unfunded
    Geisinger Health System (GHS)
     
    Guest Faculty
    Divvy Upadhyay, MD, MPH
     

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

    Disclaimer

    This Geisinger continuing education activity is designed for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only.  Information and opinions offered by the contributors represent their viewpoints.  Conclusions drawn by the participant should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. Prescription information and use of medical devices should be undertaken only after confirmation by consulting the FDA-approved uses and information.

    While Geisinger makes every effort to have accurate information presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered.  The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
     

    Terms of Approval

    July 22, 2026 - July 22, 2029

    Original release date

    July 22, 2026
     

    Peer Review

    On July 22, 2026, this continuing education online material was reviewed by Scott Friedenberg, MD, Director Health Systems Science, Geisinger, Danville, PA. To ensure the scientific relevance of this enduring material, its contents will be reviewed again in July 2029.

    Disclosure  

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activities sponsored by the Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

    If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial or promotional bias, please inform us by using the commercial bias comments box on the evaluation form.  Please answer the questions about balance on the CE activity evaluation form candidly.

    The following individual(s) have reported no financial or other relationships with commercial entities who products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

    Divvy Upadhyay, MD, MPH, Apoorva Pradhan, MD, MPH, Scott Friedenberg, MD, Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd, Rob Cooney, MD, MSMedEd, Karen Tillotson, PA-C, Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA, Daniel Longyhore, PharmD, Annie Seif, BS, and Kristi Shirk, BA.

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $25.00
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