The following resources were compiled to help Region VIII Community Health Centers stay informed about value-based care and the implementation process. Please contact the CHAMPS Programs Specialist, Population Health if you have any questions about these materials or would like to share other useful resources you have found.

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Introduction
Articles and Reports
Education and Training
Tools for Implementing Value-Based Care
Other Recommended Resources

INTRODUCTION

Value-based care (VBC) is a healthcare delivery and payment model that aligns reimbursement with patient outcomes and quality of care, as opposed to the traditional fee-for-service model, which compensates providers based on the quantity of services delivered.

VBC presents an opportunity to improve health outcomes, while ensuring financial sustainability. Transitioning to VBC requires planning, infrastructure development, and ongoing performance management.

ARTICLES AND REPORTS

American Medical Association (AMA)
What is Value-Based Care (2025)
This article covers the key components and challenges of a high-value health care system, physician’s role in value-based payment models, and advancing the adoption of value-based medical care.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Research and Action Institute
What’s the Value in Value-Based Care (2023)
This article addresses previous value-based care efforts, what is still needed, and what should come next.

Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health
Community Health Centers Making the Move to Value-Based Payment (2023)
This policy brief presents findings from a qualitative study examining health centers’ experiences across twelve states with Medicaid alternative payment models and the transition to value-based payment systems.

The Commonwealth Fund
Value-Based Care: What It Is, and Why It’s Needed (2023)
This article explains value-based care and the potential benefits.

How Community Health Centers Can Partner with Organizations to Adopt Value-Based Care (2025)
This article highlights different partnerships to help health centers transition to value-based care.

The Milbank Quarterly
Health Centers and Value-Based Payments: A Framework for Health Center Payment Reform and Early Experiences in Medicaid Value‐Based Payment in Seven States (2022)
This study combines research on state policy environments and health center participation in VBC with analysis of Uniform Data System and health center financial data in several states.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Basics of Value-Based Care
Resources for how to get started and fundamental concepts related to VBC and payment.

Value-Based Care and Payment
This webpage has information and resources related to the basics of VBC, caring for patients, technology and data-driven improvement, community engagement, and teaching VBC to residents.

American College of Physicians (ACP)
Coding
ACP offers coding resources for clinicians to improve coding skills and help obtain appropriate compensation for services.

American Medical Association (AMA)
CPT Webinar Series Past Events
This webpage hosts recordings of past webinars focused on various Current Procedural Technology (CPT) coding topics.

Practical Steps for Aligning Payment in Value-Based Care Webinar (2025)
This webinar covers strategies to improve quality, manage financial risk, and align payments to support VBC goals.

Value-Based Care and CPT Code Set Webinar (2023)
This webinar explores how the CPT code set supports value-based care through cost and quality measures.

Value-Based Care
This webpage hosts the latest articles on value-based care and information about transitioning to this model.

Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality Center (HITEQ)
FQHC Value Based Payment Basics (2022)
This video covers the basic mechanics of how FQHCs are paid, the prospective payment system, and how it is evolving over time.

Health IT Playbook
Value-Based Care
This webpage covers value-based care, payment systems and models, and support for smaller practices.

TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTING VALUE-BASED CARE

Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality Center (HITEQ)
Contract Review Checklist (2022)
Document of common considerations for payer contracts, with a focus on those with value-based payment components.

Data Visualization for Value-Based Care (2024)
Document detailing how data visualization can support value-based care with tips on using data dashboards to present measures and trends.

Payer Mix Analysis Tool (2023)
Excel tool to help health centers with a strategic review of health plan contracts to ensure financial sustainability and capacity to expand services to meet community needs.

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Business Case for Value-Based Care: Fundamentals, Risks, & Benefits (2025)
Document explaining why health centers should implement VBC and providing resources to help health centers begin implementation.

Value-Based Care 101 Resources for Health Center Staff (2026)
This publication reviews what value-based care is, why health centers should implement value-based care, the types of value-based payment models, and how health centers can succeed in value-based care.

Value-Based Payment and Financial Readiness Tool (2024)
This tool helps assist health centers in evaluating their financial readiness for value-based payment models as well as develop estimates of projected revenues, costs, and returns on investment for various alternative payment arrangements.

Value Transformation Framework
Organizing framework that offers structure and support in health center’s transition from volume-based to VBC. It organizes health center systems into 15 Change Areas grouped into three Domains: Infrastructure, Care Delivery, and People. Change Areas can be targeted for improvement to transform systems and enhance overall performance. 

OTHER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): General Information
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to the Medicare patients they serve.

Alternative Payment Models (APMs)
Information about APMs that reward providers for delivering high-quality and coordinated care.

Basics of Value-Based Care
Medicare and Medicaid run pilot programs to help health care providers deliver value-based care. This webpage includes an overview of value-based care and how it treats the whole person.

CMS Innovation Center
The Innovation Center develops and implements payment and service delivery models (pilot programs) and conducts Congressionally mandated demonstrations to support health care transformation and increase access to high-quality care.

Innovation Models
This webpage shows innovation models currently enrolling and demonstrations by different states and categories.

Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Health Information Technology Resources
This webpage includes resources to help Region VIII Community Health Centers stay informed about the new and changing world of Health Information Technology (HIT). Additionally, the webpage includes a section about Health Center Control Networks (HCCNs) that help health centers improve quality of care and patient safety by using HIT to reduce costs and improve care coordination. They offer training and technical assistance on data analytics to support quality measurement and improvement.

Quality Improvement Resources
This webpage includes resources to assist Region VIII Community Health Centers in becoming more familiar with the functions of quality improvement.

Team-Based Care Resources
This webpage introduces team-based care and contains tools, articles, and guides on implementing team-based care practices.

Telehealth Resources
This webpage includes resources related to providing telehealth, as well as a section on billing and coding for telehealth services.