Can a company adopt some of the Value-driven Health Care goals, but not all of them?
Employers are encouraged to develop a strategy that aggressively moves toward advancing all key goals in the Executive Order, but may need to implement the strategy over time. For example, employers may promote interoperable health information technology (IT) standards and adoption without immediately introducing transparency or pay-for-performance. Conversely, they may request that health insurance plans or provider networks report performance measures without immediately linking financial incentives to the measures. Employers may also provide the option of a consumer-directed health plan to their employees and educational tools to encourage their employees to make informed health care choices. The more aggressively employers support health IT, transparency, and incentives for employees and providers, the sooner the market will begin to respond and deliver higher quality care more efficiently. Overall, these goals support the broader efforts of employers to provide high-quality and co
