Comments on: Updated: Pricing Transparency: An Interesting Idea, But . . . http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/ Healthcare, marketing, health policy and more. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Pharma David http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-12626 Pharma David Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:05:55 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-12626 Development Emergency Medical Service in America has received the second wave, improvement of quality of service and speed of reaction WBR LeoP Development Emergency Medical Service in America has received the second wave, improvement of quality of service and speed of reaction WBR LeoP

]]> By: BACampbell http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-2223 BACampbell Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:45:33 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-2223 I work at an acute care facility that closed all of our inpatient services. The Emergency Department is the only service provided and we are a non-profit healthcare organization. I am active in our efforts to improve customer satisfaction. Price transparency is irrelevant to the poor or uninsured because they do not pay anything for their care. Insuring them will require the payment of co-pays and if they could do that they could be seen by a primary care doctor now. They come the facility with the shortest waiting time and/or the closest to their home. Consumer driven healthcare is putting the most uninformed person of the equation in the driver seat. It is on the level of being your own attorney without the benefit of going to law school. The only people who might benefit from such a "ill-advised" plan would be those who are interested in saving money (in the short term) for their share holders or their productivity bonuses. I work at an acute care facility that closed all of our inpatient services. The Emergency Department is the only service provided and we are a non-profit healthcare organization. I am active in our efforts to improve customer satisfaction. Price transparency is irrelevant to the poor or uninsured because they do not pay anything for their care. Insuring them will require the payment of co-pays and if they could do that they could be seen by a primary care doctor now. They come the facility with the shortest waiting time and/or the closest to their home. Consumer driven healthcare is putting the most uninformed person of the equation in the driver seat. It is on the level of being your own attorney without the benefit of going to law school. The only people who might benefit from such a “ill-advised” plan would be those who are interested in saving money (in the short term) for their share holders or their productivity bonuses.

]]> By: A http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-106 A Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:55:13 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-106 [Editor's note: I usually don't allow comments from commercial enterprises to appear on this blog, but this one is interesting as it pertains directly to pricing transparency. If you're interested in learning more about this tool, go to the Web site mentioned below. I have no financial involvement in this company nor do I endorse their products.] Healthia has launched a hospital pricing module that allows you to compare/research pricing for various procedures. Check it out. http://www.healthia.com/pricing/ [Editor’s note: I usually don’t allow comments from commercial enterprises to appear on this blog, but this one is interesting as it pertains directly to pricing transparency. If you’re interested in learning more about this tool, go to the Web site mentioned below. I have no financial involvement in this company nor do I endorse their products.]

Healthia has launched a hospital pricing module that allows you to compare/research pricing for various procedures. Check it out.

http://www.healthia.com/pricing/

]]> By: fardj http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-101 fardj Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:13:24 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-101 Emily: Thanks for your post. Actually, I think that people should have a certain awareness of price and quality in order to choose cost-effective treatment. However, in some cases, this is not feasible. I think we have a long way to go before we can improve how people factor in the price of healthcare to their decision making. Trapier: I agree this is a difficult issue to manage. However, it's great that people are talking about it. Dialogue is always good and these new regulations need to be carefully considered before they are enacted. Emily: Thanks for your post. Actually, I think that people should have a certain awareness of price and quality in order to choose cost-effective treatment. However, in some cases, this is not feasible. I think we have a long way to go before we can improve how people factor in the price of healthcare to their decision making.

Trapier: I agree this is a difficult issue to manage. However, it’s great that people are talking about it. Dialogue is always good and these new regulations need to be carefully considered before they are enacted.

]]> By: Trapier K. Michael http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-99 Trapier K. Michael Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:12:29 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-99 You're correct, the price transparency movement would struggle right now on its own, given the current marketplace obstructed by regulation and third party payment. That's why the administration is giving price transparency some political and regulatory muscle. Personally, I extremely conflicted. I would love to prices but I had regulation. What's a libertarian health wonk to do?? Trapier K. Michael www.marketplace.md You’re correct, the price transparency movement would struggle right now on its own, given the current marketplace obstructed by regulation and third party payment. That’s why the administration is giving price transparency some political and regulatory muscle.

Personally, I extremely conflicted. I would love to prices but I had regulation. What’s a libertarian health wonk to do??

Trapier K. Michael
http://www.marketplace.md

]]> By: Emily Melton http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-96 Emily Melton Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:06:50 +0000 http://fardj.prblogs.org/2006/03/15/pricing-transparency-an-interesting-idea-but/#comment-96 Good post... it's a scary thought for an uninsured person to have to search for the lowest price in healthcare. This is one service that you wouldn't want to go to the cheapest guy for. Price simply shouldn't factor into the decision of healthcare. The Bush Administration's proposal is a slippery-slope that I'd rather not go down. Good post… it’s a scary thought for an uninsured person to have to search for the lowest price in healthcare. This is one service that you wouldn’t want to go to the cheapest guy for. Price simply shouldn’t factor into the decision of healthcare. The Bush Administration’s proposal is a slippery-slope that I’d rather not go down.

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