ICHOM to welcome delegates, and provide a short introduction to the conference themes and objectives. Chair to share key ICHOM news and developments as well as our strategic priorities. We also want to inaugurate what we have called the “ICHOM Community Referendum” - through which we will seek your input on some of the organisations’ strategic choices and prioritizations.

Healthcare globally suffers from a growing people crisis with increasing demand on the workforce, yet with limited resources available. Alarming statistics show that caregivers are overworked, stressed and even burnout. Many feel under-appreciated, and underpaid, considering leaving the industry entirely. And Covid-19 has made the situation even worse. The session will discuss the root causes of this crisis and how value-based healthcare can help hospitals to use resources more wisely and create a better working environment for doctors, nurses and other clinical staff.

With many projects, initiatives and organisations like ICHOM, the patient voice is integral to defining and delivering value. Patients are involved in working and advisory groups but is it an equal seat and opportunity to make a difference? The session will explore the key factors that will allow an equal and meaningful patient involvement in healthcare decision-making, research and policy development. Speakers will discuss the importance of capacity and education building, the need for language commonality and well-structured meetings and discussions allowing patients to bring fresh valuable perspectives.

The panel of international public and private payers will explore the barriers to transitioning towards VBHC payment incentive models. The discussion will focus on key challenges and cultural shifts required for a new way of funding care. By the end of the session you will hear the payer perspective on:

• How can payers align on the principles for value-based payment models to reduce complexity for providers?
• How can we reach a shared vision on the choice of outcomes measures?
• How do you payers engage providers to secure alignment?
• Would you enable customers to choose higher quality providers? What are the benefits and risks of the approach?
• What is needed in terms of price adjustment over time and how does this become a win-win?

• What will be the consequence of the new interoperability directives in the USA?
• Will the leading EMR vendors step up their contribution to VBHC
• What will be the role of other government initiatives?
• What will be the role of the leading global platform companies (Amazon, Google, Apple) – will they be trusted with our personal health data?
• How can we safely democratise patient data and if so, what would be its future governance?

The session will provide an example of VBHC implementation from a multi-stakeholder perspective in the Catalonia region. Panel will discuss and share their experience on creating a mutually-beneficial collaboration between government, provider, MedTech and pharma companies, patient organisation and external suppliers to deliver a more innovative, resilient and patient-centred care system. Speakers will share lessons learnt on managing the culture change, getting the right partners on board, setting up new models for collaboration and introducing the right incentives.

The session will showcase examples of how benchmarking best practices results in quality, efficiency and outcomes improvement.

As a live attendee you will have a unique opportunity to ask a selected panel of VBHC experts and pioneers about any pitfalls, challenges and processes associated with VBHC implementation and standardised outcomes measurement. Getting free valuable advice can be a gamechanger for your organisation and your patients.

Selected panel will reflect on key takeaways and findings from the conference discussions and share their thoughts on “What the progress we’ve seen mean for the global healthcare community and how we can apply it in different settings for global healthcare transformation?”