title: Anesthesiology and anesthesiologists in the era of value-driven health care.
abstract: Anesthesiologists, as experts in perioperative, critical care and pain management can demonstrate value by being part of teams focusing on outcomes shared by hospitals, surgeons and themselves. This perspective outlines ways in which anesthesiologists can provide leadership in preoperative care, determining the site of surgical care associated with the best outcomes at the lowest cost and treating both in-hospital and chronic care. Providing value for our patients will be our ability to coordinate and to collaborate with other medical professionals throughout the entire care continuum with the goal of improving patient outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, United States. Electronic address: Lee.Fleisher@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fleisher
authors.affiliation: Press Ganey Associates, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, United States.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000072080:Anesthesiologists; D000776:Anesthesiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care
keywords: Anesthesiology; Critical care; Pain medicine; Perioperative; Value-based care