Public reporting and transparency

Public reporting and transparency

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Colmers, John M., author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Commonwealth Fund. Commission on a High Performance Health System, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, January 2007
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Disclosure
Health Care Costs
Mandatory Reporting
Quality of Health Care
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Interest in collecting and publicly reporting information about the cost and quality of health care has been growing. Yet questions remain about the accuracy of reported price, process, and outcome information; the comparability of results across different populations; and whether and how patients and others use the information to make decisions. Advocates for public reporting argue that it will inject competition into the health system. In addition, it could help providers improve by benchmarking their performance against others, encourage private insurers and public programs to reward quality and efficiency, and help patients make informed choices. Studies of current public reporting efforts have found that public reporting can add value, but that reports must be carefully designed. Research also shows the importance of automated and unobtrusive data collection, as well as collaboration among private and public bodies, and providers and purchasers.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (vi, 16 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101309715 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101309715