Communicating Value in Health Care Using Radar Charts: A Case Study of Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
Nikhil G. Thaker,
Tariq Ali,
Michael E. Porter,
Thomas W. Feeley,
Robert S. Kaplan,
Steven J. Frank
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1935-469X
pISSN - 1554-7477
DOI - 10.1200/jop.2016.011320
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , medical physics , radar chart , health care , chart , cancer , statistics , mathematics , economics , economic growth
The transformation from volume to value will require communication of outcomes and costs of therapies; however, outcomes are usually nonstandardized, and cost of therapy differs among stakeholders. We developed a standardized value framework by using radar charts to visualize and communicate a wide range of patient outcomes and cost for three forms of prostate cancer treatment.
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