Figure 2-6 General schema for improving the value of health care by applying the clinical value compass model. (Modified from Nelson et al. ^[55] ) Underlying this framework are several assumptions: health is composed of biologic, physical, mental, and social aspects; the aim of health care is to reduce or limit the burden of illness by restoring or improving health functioning; quality health care provides care processes most likely to achieve the health outcomes desired by the patient at a price representing value for that patient; and the value of health care is a function of quality, costs, and volume.