HMI News
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The Economist: Will Transparent Pricing Make America’s Health Care Cheaper
Read more: The Economist: Will Transparent Pricing Make America’s Health Care CheaperHCCI’s Healthy Marketplace Index research on prices for specific services was recently featured in an article in the Economist Will transparent pricing make America’s health care cheaper? – Never a bargain https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/06/29/will-transparent-pricing-make-americas-health-care-cheaper
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The New York Times: They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000
Read more: The New York Times: They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000HCCI’s recent research on variation of prices of specific services was recently featured in an article in The Upshot by The New York Times. From the article: “It’s one of the most common tests in medicine, and it is performed millions of times a year around the country. Should a metabolic blood panel test cost $11 or…
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HCCI Wins National Infographic Contest at 33rd Annual NAHDO Conference
Read more: HCCI Wins National Infographic Contest at 33rd Annual NAHDO ConferenceOn Thursday October 11th, at the National Association of Health Data Organizations Annual Conference in Park City Utah, HCCI was announced the winner of NAHDO’s nationwide yearly infographic competition. The infographic below is a sneak peak at what is to come when the full HMI report is released later this month.
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Becker’s Hospital Review: 20 key takeaways on medical service prices – inpatient, outpatient, and physician services
Read more: Becker’s Hospital Review: 20 key takeaways on medical service prices – inpatient, outpatient, and physician servicesBy: Laura Dyrda The Health Care Cost Institute issued the “Healthy Marketplace Index: Medical Service Category Price Index” report for 2017 in April. The report calculates metrics comparing aspects of price, competition and productivity of healthcare markets over time, which shows trends for potential future research. The report includes data for inpatient, outpatient and physician…