Nurses Bridge the Gap: Embedding Patient Values in Value-Based Oncology Care

Although VBC frameworks aim to standardize oncology practice and control costs, they often overlook patient-defined goals, lived experiences, and the nuanced trade-offs of cancer treatment. Oncology nurses are equipped to keep care anchored in what matters most to patients by eliciting and translating patient values, integrating them into care plans and workflows, and engaging with payers and policymakers to align quality measures and shape future VBC models.