An experiment shows that a well-designed report on costs and quality can help consumers choose high-value health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 560-568

  Hibbard, Judith H ^a   Greene, Jessica ^a   Sofaer, Shoshanna ^b   Firminger, Kirsten ^c   Hirsh, Judith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Health Improvement Collaborative   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASSACHUSETTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858600729     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1168     Document Type: Article

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