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Healthcare Costs Becoming More Transparent

An all-claims all-payer data base will reveal the true cost of healthcare services charged by hospitals and providers
July 29, 2010 -- Have you ever wondered whether a hospital in Bend or Portland charges the same price for coronary artery bypass surgery? As most of us realize, there’s not one single price. Read More >>

Hospital-Aquired Infection Rates Go Public

Results of the state’s first-ever public report of hospital-acquired infections show Oregon facilities outperform the national average
May 24, 2010 -- Oregon hospitals outperformed the national average last year in two types of common infections, based on the state’s first public report of its kind released today some two and half years after the legislature called for it. Read More >>

Infection Rate Reporting Lacks Validation, Yet

A team of public health officials plan to verify what hospitals are reporting is accurate
May 12, 2010 -- When Oregon officials release the state’s first-ever public report on hospital-acquired infections later this month, chances are it won’t represent the true number of cases. In fact, it probably won’t be even close. Read More >>

Health Insurers Reveal Cost Sharing

Consumers should more easily get detailed cost information from their insurer
medical bills
June 10, 2009 -- Say your doctor suggests you need gall bladder surgery, and you want to know how much of the bill your health insurer will actually pay. Starting July 1, that information should be easy as making a toll-free phone call or clicking onto your insurer’s Web site.  Read More >>
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