around cost and efficiency measures. Public ... Jan (Consumer Engagement, Cost & Efficiency) ...

Jan 10,2012

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Aug 01,2011

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Aug 01,2011

What do consumers believe about health care costs?

A major hurdle to decreasing health care costs is the transparency of care information for consumers. Consumers need to know how much their care will cost so they can compare treatments. Unfortunately, consumers from focus groups report that cost information is difficult to obtain and understand ...

Oct 02,2013

Learn about the success of the Western New York Alliance in regards to Cost ... AF4Q Bright Spots - Resource Collection Cost Track - ... (sarah gardner prodigy health group, sarah gardner prodigy health group) (Cost & Efficiency) ...

Nov 14,2011

Leveraging Wellness & Transparency to Reduce Health Care Costs

Cost & Efficiency ... health costs while still providing excellent value. Aligning Forces for Quality alliances bring together health providers, employers, insurers and others to share data on health care quality and cost, and ...

Apr 25,2014

multiple initiatives to improve the quality of care while lowering costs in their communities. As part of ... the cost and quality of care. The American Institutes for Research (AIR) partnered with two ... consumers in their communities to learn how to display and describe cost and quality data. This report ...

Mar 12,2014

Cost & Quality Data: Meaningful Displays for Consumers

Cost & Efficiency Measurement & Reporting ... initiatives to improve the quality of care while lowering costs in their communities. As part of this effort, some Alliances have launched programs to educate consumers about unnecessary variations in the cost and ...

Mar 11,2014

Minnesota Releases Nation’s First Total Cost of Care Data for Medical Groups

Cost & Efficiency ... Measurement that allows consumers for the first time to compare the cost of care at medical groups across the state. Costs from more than 1.5 million patients were included in the report, which is the nation’s most ...

Jan 07,2015

Why do consumers need to know how much things cost?

  With the growth of high-deductible health plans and other cost-sharing measures, many consumers are beginning to shoulder a greater share of their own health costs. When consumers become aware ... third of our nation’s health care costs ($700 billion per year) is spent on care that does nothing to ...

Oct 02,2013