VHI Publishes Hospital Cardiac Care hospital Quality of Care Report
VHI Cardiac Care Report Shows Decrease in Open Heart Surgeries, Increase in Medical and Invasive Cardiology Care
View Press Release here
NAHDO Announcements
NASHP Blog: Hospital Price Transparency: The Next Frontier
In this NASHP blog, Josephine Porter, director of the University of New Hampshire’s Institute for Health Policy and Price and co-chair of the All-Payer Claims Database Council, and Trish Riley, NASHP executive director, examine the importance of state all-payer claims databases to uncover the differences between “charges” and “prices paid.”
NAHDO & APCD Council response to "Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition"
NAHDO and the APCD Council responded to the “Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition" on behalf of states.
Read our letter here
Virginia Health Information Publishes HMO Cost & Quality Report: Virginians Choosing HMOs Reaches Six‐Year High
Richmond, VA – In the ever‐changing healthcare landscape, consumers are more interested than ever about the cost, availability and quality of their healthcare plan. Virginia Health Information (VHI) has published its Compare HMOs report to help consumers find, compare and choose the HMO that best meets their needs. Over 1.3 million Virginians are enrolled in HMO plans and for good reason as HMOs can be an affordable option.
Full press release here
CMS NEWS: New Online Tool Displays Cost Differences for Certain Surgical Procedures
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UPDATES FROM AHRQ
October 31 Deadline for Articles for Special Journal Issue on Data as a Driver of Health System Transformation
We Want Your Feedback on the Source of Payment Typology
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CIVHC jop posting: Director of Data Operations
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care is a nonprofit organization committed to identifying and advancing initiatives in Colorado that enhance consumers’ health care experiences, contain costs and improve the health of Coloradans by creating an efficient, high quality and transparent health care system. They have a job posting for a Director of Data Operations
Washington State Department of Health expects to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to replace the collection of its Hospital
The Washington State Department of Health expects to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to replace the collection of its Hospital Discharge data called the Comprehensive Abstract Reporting System (CHARS) August 10, 2018