Outcome-based Care

Outcome-based Care

A public-private platform to accelerate the transition to outcome-based care in health systems throughout the world.

The health care spending crisis now more than ever requires a focal shift to patient centricity and quality

Healthcare spending continues to rise at an unsustainable rate, however increased spending does not sufficiently translate to improved patient, population, and public health outcomes. Accelerating development and adoption of value-based healthcare around the world is needed to put to better use the $3.2 trillion of annual global health spending that makes no or minimal contribution to good health outcomes. 

To achieve this, we have been working since 2017 to accelerate the adoption of outcome-based care practices. We partner with governments, leading companies, academia, and experts from around the world to co-design and pilot innovative new approaches to patient-centered healthcare.

Key focus areas

To accelerate the transition from volume- to value-based healthcare, four key priorities will inform the World Economic Forum's Outcome-based Care work in 2026 and beyond.

Public Private Partnerships

Collaboration can be fostered between public healthcare agencies, private healthcare providers, research institutions, and technology companies to facilitate data sharing and collaborative research initiatives.

Healthy Financing Models

Shaping policy and enabling systems to be able to prevent catastrophic healthcare spending. Supporting the development of financing models that are able to withstand internal and external shocks is key. 

Value-based Healthcare Change Models

Defining and anticipating the challenges and highlighting the critical members for system level change and key next steps will enable transformation.

Data and Digital Utility

Supporting healthcare systems to foster incentives aimed towards unlocking and using the value within health information, the quality and equity of health service delivery can be improved.

Impact

The aim of the Outcome-based Care initiative is to accelerate the development of outcome-based healthcare around the world with the following objectives.

Share learnings

Build a community of practice to share learnings and develop methodologies and tools that will help stakeholders to scale up health system transformation across geographies and population segments.

Drive changes

Realize the full potential of outcome-based care by health systems around the world by driving change across geographies and organizations.

Facilitate partnerships

Facilitate partnerships among stakeholders committed to making outcome-based care a reality.

Featured insights

The System is Not the Patient: Next Steps for Implementing Outcome-Based Care

September 2026

The paper argues that progress does not require full system redesign, perfectly aligned incentives or flawless measurement. Instead, it identifies six priority focus areas.

The Moment of Truth for Healthcare Spending: How Payment Models can Transform Healthcare Systems

January 2023

Healthcare spending is rising without improving outcomes. Many systems are reaching their limits, making change urgent. Moving to value-based payment models is key to real transformation.

Value in Healthcare: Mobilizing Cooperation for Health System Transformation

January 2018

The report highlights three drivers of health system transformation: New models for multi-stakeholder cooperation, new standards for health informatics and New directions for leadership.

Value in Healthcare: Accelerating the Pace of Health System Transformation

December 2018

With ageing populations and rising chronic disease, healthcare costs keep climbing. Improving value by delivering better outcomes at lower cost is now essential. Building sustainable, people-centered systems will take time, and it will require shared responsibility.

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