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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE (VBHC) IN SMES: THE CASE OF THE STATE OF QATAR
Date
2022-02-18
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Studies in Business and Economics
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify the opportunities and barriers to the implementation
of VBHC in SMEs in Qatar. A semi-structured survey was developed to investigate the perspectives
of healthcare providers, from SMEs of public and private sectors, on the opportunities and barriers to
the adoption of VBHC in Qatar. The respondents include government officials, CEOs, middle
managers, first-line managers, and physicians. Twenty-four out of forty respondents responded. The
collected data was aggregated and analyzed. Interestingly, the aggregated information is similar in
content to some other countries. Examples of main opportunities include ease of implementation,
focus being on outcomes that matter to patients and fosterage of integration and collaboration
between public and private sectors. The key barriers/challenges include need for standardized
communications and technological infrastructure, and conflicting interests of public and private
sectors. The concept of VBHC was first introduced in the United States of America (USA) in 2006 to
drive the move from fee-for-service (FFS) approach to fee-for-value (FFV) model. Nonetheless, the
debate on the effectiveness of this transformation continues. Although the current emphasis on
VBHC may offer new opportunities, barriers are also anticipated. Furthermore, the published
evidence on this phenomenon is still limited.
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Keywords
Value-based healthcare (VBHC). SMEs. Opportunities. Barriers. Qatar
Citation
Abdelfadil, B.I. et al. (2023) “Opportunities and Challenges to the Implementation of Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) in SMES: The Case of the State of Qatar,” Studies in Business and Economics, 18(2), pp. 5–23.