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In the News InsideWis: In time of healthcare upheaval, quality of Wisconsin hospitals scores high (Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, 2023) PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: Hospitals Show Impressive Gains Complying with Federal Price Transparency Law (2023) Report: Hospitals, payers making strides on price transparency compliance (Fierce Healthcare, 2023) GUEST COLUMN: Industry Voices—Let's be Transparent About Hospital Price Transparency (2023) WHA Information Center Launches Redesigned PricePoint Tool (2023) Celebrating 100 Years: PricePoint – Wisconsin Hospitals Accountable for Transparency (2020) In time of healthcare upheaval, quality of Wisconsin hospitals scores high (Sept. 2023) By President of the Wisconsin Technology Council Tom Still Assessing Health Care Value In 2017, the Wisconsin Technology Council released a report, “Taking the Pulse: How Quality Healthcare Builds a Better Bottom Line”, which examined Wisconsin’s long-term record of providing some of the nation’s highest-quality health care. The report recommended touting that performance as a business attraction feature, especially in light of data that shows health insurance costs for Wisconsin employers at or slightly above the U.S. median. In February 2023, the WTC released an update, “Taking the Pulse: How Quality Health Care Builds a Better Economy.” The report again concluding that Wisconsin’s top-quartile rankings for health-care quality and cost figures roughly in line with regional and national figures mean that Wisconsin workers and companies hold a competitive edge. Read the WTC Report About PricePoint Since 2005, the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) has proudly offered PricePoint as a tool to provide patients and families with important information about health care services and charges in Wisconsin. A national model for price transparency, PricePoint embodies the long-standing commitment of Wisconsin hospitals to sharing information that can help patients and families make informed decisions about their care. In 2017, WHAIC expanded the hospital-specific information in PricePoint to include services and charges that may be provided by non-hospital providers across the state – providing a more complete picture of the charges associated with a particular procedure or treatment. PricePoint can help patients and families better understand the services that can go into their care and how those services contribute to the charges they might see on their bill or in a report from their insurance company. PricePoint delivers a variety of consumer-focused tools to assist patients in accessing necessary information from other entities besides hospitals, including: Hospitals’ Financial Assistance Policy and Contact Information: Patients can easily access hospitals’ financial assistance policy and contact information. Quality Data: Users can click the WHAIC CheckPoint tool logo when navigating each hospital's facility information page to gain direct access to information about that hospital's quality data. Specific Out-of-Pocket Costs: Consumers can input their specific health insurance provider and PricePoint will provide that insurer’s contact information so the consumer can contact them directly to solicit details about out-of-pocket costs specific to them and their circumstances. Insurance Information: Consumers who don’t already have a coverage policy can find information and a menu of options to obtain insurance coverage Post-Care Services: PricePoint provides information about statewide averages for additional post-hospital services to help consumers know what to expect beyond the service they’re searching for. PricePoint is made possible by the 100% of Wisconsin hospitals that provide complete charge data to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center. Go to PricePoint
By President of the Wisconsin Technology Council Tom Still
In February 2023, the WTC released an update, “Taking the Pulse: How Quality Health Care Builds a Better Economy.” The report again concluding that Wisconsin’s top-quartile rankings for health-care quality and cost figures roughly in line with regional and national figures mean that Wisconsin workers and companies hold a competitive edge.