About eValue8 - An Overview

eValue8™, the nation's leading, evidence-based request for information (RFI) tool, is widely used by business health coalitions, their purchaser members, and national employers to assess and manage the quality of their health care vendors. eValue8 raises the bar for health care performance and moves the market to deliver greater value for the purchaser's health care dollar. eValue8 can be used to:

• Establish performance goals and measure quality based on leading edge purchaser expectations.
• Identify results-oriented disease management programs.
• Designate "best-in-class" performers.
• Determine health promotion and education opportunities.
• Develop targeted strategies for improving the value of your health care investments.
• Collaborate with purchasers and health care providers to improve community health quality.

Up-to-date information that drives value based purchasing:
The eValue8 tool uses a standard, annual RFI survey to gather hundreds of benchmarks in critical areas such as adoption of health information technology, member and provider communications, disease management, program administration, provider performance, patient safety, pharmacy management, behavioral health and financial stability. Standardized performance reports are prepared for HMO/POS plans as well as for PPO plans and networks. Content for the survey is coordinated using input from purchasers, coalitions, and health plans and incorporates guidance from experts from the Centers of Disease Control, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, George Washington University and others in public health and academia. eValue8 also works in concert with accrediting bodies, including the National Committee on Quality Assurance and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, to prevent redundancy and build on existing standards.

eValue8 2009: Measuring Progress Toward Value-Based Purchasing

This year’s report contains a specific emphasis on how well health plans are delivering value-based care, meaning the ability to deliver quality care efficiently. The summary will draw from three of the topics covered in eValue8: payment reform (provider incentives), plan design (consumer incentives), and coordination of care. Regardless of the outcome of the health reform debate, these issues will endure as areas in need of attention and improvement.