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title: "HNI FYI #3: What Does Value-Based Care Mean to a Patient?"
description: When navigating through a value-based care model, patients act as the north star guiding every clinical decision.
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# [HNI FYI #3: What Does Value-Based Care Mean to a Patient?](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/hni-fyi-3)

 Written by [Dana Rafferty](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/author/dana-rafferty) | Jun 21, 2021 5:03:40 PM

### As a patient, you can expect better outcomes at a reduced cost when your clinical team is practicing under a value-based care approach. 

When a provider is incentivized to be thoughtful about utilization management, their patients benefit from[fewer redundant tests and consults and a reduced length of stay](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/understanding-the-25-of-healthcare-spending-estimated-to-be-waste). It is key that patients do not spend more time in the hospital [than they need to](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/the-value-of-uniting-the-care-continuum) — especially the older population. Patients have a higher likelihood for developing hospital-induced diseases, such as sepsis, when they spend an extended amount of time in a hospital. Providers, practicing value-based care, are incentivized to provide safe, high-quality treatments [as efficiently and timely as possible](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/vitalsmd-is-changing-the-way-physicians-manage-a-clinical-episode), which decreases the chances for developing such diseases and worsening a patient's condition. 

Patients can also see reduced costs over the course of their treatments. But saving money through value-based care does not mean providers are cutting corners or providing "cheap" healthcare. Rather it means that providers are [held accountable](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/vitalsmd-is-changing-the-way-physicians-manage-a-clinical-episode) for proper utilization management unlike the current fee-for-service model. Value-based care creates an incentive for [hospitals](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/hni-fyi-4) and [providers](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/hni-fyi-2) to place patient care back at the center of every clinical decision. 

Interested in learning more about value-based care? See what value-based care means to [providers](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/hni-fyi-2) and [hospitals](https://blog.hnihealthcare.com/hni-fyi-4)?

 

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