Understanding Costs and Supporting Transparency-Keys to Quality Care

Frontiers of Health Services Management
Tina Freese Decker

Abstract

Demonstrating value is essential to the future success of healthcare organizations. Health systems that disrupt traditional delivery models and meet consumer demands will lead the way. However, value depends on understanding the true cost of care. Until now, determining the total cost of care has not been addressed for three primary reasons: (1) tackling such a herculean effort was not necessary; (2) a lack of effective coding, accounting, and billing tools connected to clinical systems made it next to impossible; and (3) consumers did not pay as much for their healthcare as they do now.Diving headfirst into this challenge is Spectrum Health, a $6 billion system based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 14 hospitals, more than 225 service sites, a medical staff of 4,200 (about half of whom are members of its medical group), and a million-member health plan. Spectrum Health has transformed its care model and billing platform, transitioning to one electronic health record systemwide, because a high-performing, fully integrated approach ensures the highest-quality care and outcomes. At the same time, the cost of care directly correlates to what consumers pay through their insurance, and they want pricing information that can help lowe...Continue Reading

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