Transparency of care

Designing transparency systems for medical care prices.

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The year of transparency: measuring quality of cardiac care

The assessment of quality of care is becoming increasingly important in healthcare, both globally and in the Netherlands. The Dutch Minister of Health declared 2015 to be the year of transparency, thereby aiming to improve quality of care by transparent reporting of outcome data. With the increasing importance of transparency, knowledge on quality measurement will be essential for a cardiologis...

A census of state health care price transparency websites.

continuous kinematic and video data from 2600 drivers of passenger vehicles. It will provide further evidence on whether hands-free cell phone use poses an increased risk for crashes. We applaud legislative and regulatory efforts attempting to address the problem of distracted driving, and we encourage additional research to determine the risks imposed by various types of distractions. However,...

The disruptive innovation of price transparency in health care.

Until very recently,healthcare in theUnitedStateswas deliveredbehind the securewalls of a fortress that kept informationonthepriceschargedforhealthcareandthe quality of that care opaque from public view. Over time, enormousandever-increasing amounts of money have disappeared behind the fortress walls. Much good undoubtedly was done for patients entering the castle in search of succor. But it ha...

A surgeon blasts dangerous care, calls for 'transparency revolution'.