In what was a busy month for OBH, we were delighted to speak at this year’s UK e-Health Week alongside an impressive panel from MedeAnalytics and East and North Herts CCG, discussing the practical steps required to make commissioning for outcomes a reality in the NHS. One of the themes that came out of the debate was that, though the quality of coding has improved in recent years (a key enabler), measuring and paying for outcomes is still very much in development in the NHS. MedeAnalytics provided some useful examples of data sharing and budget pooling amongst providers from the US, including examples of bonuses for outcomes being added to contracts. Our co-founder Ju also gave one of our favourite outcomes quotes in her response to an audience question: “Outcomes happen where life happens, not where care happens”. We totally agree.
