Health Decision Support Tools

Shopping for the best price for a given health care need is nearly impossible. Unlike shopping for other big ticket items, there's no place to compare prices. Providers often can't, or won't, quote a price for a given procedure - different people are charged different rates based on what kind

Many economists and pundits who believe in market-driven health care have recommended increased pricing transparency as a component of health care reform.

Californians are still struggling to get straight answers about the cost of common medical procedures despite state efforts aimed at lifting the veil on medical pricing. As consumers shoulder a larger share of their healthcare costs, the ability to comparison shop is key to keeping that care affordable. Medical costs

Eldorado, a division of MphasiS, an HP Company and a leading provider of health benefit and claims management platforms, won the "Best Demonstration of Value/ROI-Payer" Innovation Award at the 2011 Healthcare IT Summit, one of the most prestigious healthcare forums in the industry.

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Medication non-compliance is commonly used in regard to a patient who does not take a prescribed medication or follow a prescribed course of treatment. It is costs 125,000 lives every year and losses of $100B across entire health care systems, employers and numerous health related

AmeriHealth NJ released a series of visual infographics in an effort to provide consumers with important information in an easy-to-understand way. The infographics provide clarity on some of the more commonly used health insurance terms and also address vital health information.

A white paper from Elsevier

A powerful combination of factors has converged on health care in ways that will influence how consumers choose and use medical services. Rising costs, information transparency, and information technology set today’s stage for consumer choice.

Major discrepancies exist between patient preferences and the medical care they receive for many common conditions. Shared decision making (SDM) is a process where a patient and clinician faced with more than one medically acceptable treatment option jointly decide which option is best based on