Listen, as Suzanne dials back up Dr. Neel Shah, Obstetrician and Professor of Obstetrics at Harvard Medical School, to discuss why physicians need access to the cost of their patients’ care, his efforts to make price data more accessible to physicians, and Dr. Shah’s work to educate providers about how to use and analyze patient price information.
At the same time, consumers still lack adequate access to the price of their medical care. Or, they have access, but the tools that display health care prices are not up to par. Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) just released specifications that outline the current standards of price and quality transparency tools. Check it out to make sure that your tools are up to date!