Public reporting of cost measures in health: an environmental scan of current practices and assessment of consumer centeredness
Bridges JF, Berger Z, Austin M, Nassery N, Sharma R, Chelladurai Y, Karmarkar TD, Segal JB
Record ID 32015000560
English
Authors' objectives:
We sought to document current practices for public reporting web sites that include measures of costs of health care providers, and aimed to assess if these practices are consumer centered.
Authors' recommendations:
Several factors limit the effectiveness of current public reporting of costs practices. These include a focus on charges (rather than consumers' out-of-pocket expenses), heterogeneity and ambiguity in the cost measures and data sources, and a lack of consumer-centered interfaces that allow the customization of searches that are relevant to consumers. Other limiting factors are the paucity of Web sites that provide cost and quality data, a lack of public awareness, and the need for research demonstrating the impact of publicly reported cost measures.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/562/2053/public-reporting-cost-measures-report-150305.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Health Expenditures
- United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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