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Hospitals and Transparency
by Tony Chen
Are we hospitals only going to be transparent enough to appease the outcries? Or should we lead the way and proactively provide info before people ask?
I say we lead. Here's how we can start - by defining exactly what should be transparent. Also, learn from what others are doing. Check out this hospital's 6 principles that guide their transparent reporting. And read about what what Michigan has done to get all of its 146 nonprofit hospitals to post prices of 50+ common procedures, representing 80% of their business.
Where is your hospital at? How urgent of a priority is transparency at this point? Who would typically lead such an effort?
Comments:
www.txpricepoint.org
Then you can see the comparison of numbers reflecting mortality rates at:
Hospital Compare. http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
* The question that remains is:
Who will promote these transparency tools and will the public utilize them?
08/21/07 @ 13:02 Leave a comment:
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