The VBC Playbook: What Is Value-Based Care?

The VBC Playbook: What Is Value-Based Care? (Episode 1)

Audio Runtime: 57 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 21 Minutes

Alex Bendersky, PT, DPT, and a passionate advocate for reforming the allied health system, opens the conversation with Dana Strauss, PT, DPT—an expert in healthcare policy and value-based care implementation. Hosts Dana and Alex bring clarity, energy, and humor to an often-confusing topic, breaking down the roots and realities of value-based care versus fee-for-service models. Together, they invite you into a conversation that challenges assumptions, explores key legislation, and sets the stage for how PTs and OTs can be part of a more sustainable and impactful future in healthcare. You’ll leave this episode with a fresh understanding of how outcomes, policy, and prevention are shaping your role in tomorrow’s care delivery.

Learning Objectives

• Distinguish value-based care from traditional fee-for-service models using structural, financial, and outcome-based criteria
• Analyze the policy frameworks and design elements that shape value-based care implementation in allied health practice
• Apply value-based care principles to clinical decision-making through interdisciplinary collaboration and ethical integration

This is an audio-only course. Additional materials are available for download within the course. To receive continuing education credit, complete the course and the accompanying quiz.