The cost of medical care in the United States has been rising steadily over the last several decades, far outstripping the rate of inflation. While much of this cost has produced ... care. Public reporting of cost and use information can help payers (including health plans and ...

Jan 10,2012

Crafting a Measuring Stick For Health Care Costs

Cost & Efficiency ... individual health care episode costs. These efforts are led by MN Community Measurement, one of RWJF’s ... Read more .   (Cost & Efficiency, Measurement & Reporting) ...

Aug 14,2014

How Health Care Costs Affect Small-Town Living

Cost & Efficiency ... Fri, 2014-02-21 Health care costs are measured in trillions of dollars ... country and is spreading the word about the rising costs of health care and its impact upon ...

Feb 11,2014

Multi-stakeholder health care collaboratives are making progress in collecting and analyzing health care cost ... role in controlling costs while delivering high-quality care, whether through direct patient care or by ... Jul (Cost & Efficiency) ...

Aug 18,2015

2011 (a cost savings of $20 million). Better Health Greater Cleveland, a program of the Robert ... Highlights:   Cuyahoga County was successful in lowering costs of hospitalizations. They reported nearly 3,000 fewer ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations between 2009 and 2011 (a cost savings of ...

Jan 30,2013

Primary Care Use Driving Down Costs, Improving Care

Cost & Efficiency ... of providing better access, better care, and better outcomes, but with costs lower than those CMS ... the use of primary care services during the same time period. Total costs of care for CarePlus ...

Jul 31,2014

Cost: Measurement and Data Sources

data when purchasing health care services or procedures. Unfortunately, consumer access to cost ... consumers are charged for services or procedures. Cost transparency, especially to the average consumer, is ... collective or community-wide data and action.  Cost is driven by both utilization and price per unit. ...

May 14,2015

Breakout 4 - Cost of Care: Creating a Demand for Value Across Communities

Cost of Care: Creating a Demand for Value Across Communities What does it cost? It’s a question most health care providers can’t readily answer. A handful of ... cost of care and resource use measures. Based on multi-payer commercial data, this information will ...

Jul 07,2014

Cost Measurement 101: Foundational Concepts and Considerations for CVEs

National experts Michael Chernew and Dennis Scanlon will define key terms associated with cost ... measurement activity. Four metrics– use, price, episode, and total cost of care – will be reviewed and their related data requirements outlined. Potential cost measurement approaches for CVEs with ...

less costly—treatment alternatives. This brief introduces preference-sensitive care and SDM; ... (Cost & Efficiency) ...

Apr 03,2013