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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 |
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Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Bridges JF, Berger Z, Austin M, Nassery N, Sharma R, Chelladurai Y, Karmarkar TD, Segal JB. Public reporting of cost measures in health: an environmental scan of current practices and assessment of consumer centeredness. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Technical Brief No. 19. 2015 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' conclusions 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. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Health Care Costss; Health Expenditures; United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Language Published English Country of organisation United States English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence AHRQ, Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA Email: AHRQTAP@ahrq.hhs.gov AccessionNumber 32015000560 Date abstract record published 21/05/2015 |
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