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1 FLORIDA S TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVES Lisa Rawlins, Bureau Chief, Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, Florida s Agency for Health Care Administration RawlinsL@ahca.myflorida.com
2 Florida s Vision Governor Bush and Florida Legislature Leadership Transparent health care delivery system The 2004 Affordable Health Care for Floridians Act HB HB 7030 Stakeholder Advisory Council Consumer focused websites Shopping for health care
3 Transparency Initiatives: Pieces of the Puzzle Prescription Drugs retail prices (July 2005) Health Care Facilities (November 2005) Hospitals Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) Health Plans (October 2006 release) Physicians (Spring 2007 release)
4 Stakeholders: Building Consensus Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Comprehensive Health Information System (CHIS) Advisory Council Technical Workgroups: 1. Health Plan 2. Facilities/Ambulatory Surgical Center 3. Hospital Acquired Infections 4. Physicians 5. Public Relations
5 Stakeholders: Building Consensus Each stakeholder brings unique ideas and perspectives. Participating representatives include: Hospitals Physicians Health Plans Consumers Employers Academic State Agencies
6 Where Florida s Health Data resides, including: list of licensed health care facilities and providers in Florida; detailed information on patient data from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers; information on insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and KidCare; prescription drug programs; concerns for seniors and for families; consumer publications; Pieces of the Puzzle statistical health reports, and much more.
7 Pieces of the Puzzle (a component of Collaborative stakeholder approach Consumer-friendly, dynamic database and verbiage Helpful information for consumers health care decisions Assists self-payer patients as well as those with insurance Customer Satisfaction Survey
8 Pieces of the Puzzle (continued) Used 3M Health Information Systems Software for risk-adjustment for comparing facilities Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) performance measures and quality indicators
9 Top Five Sources of Health Information Consumers Use 2004
10 The internet is the major source of information for medical topics, prescription drugs and other health-related information.
11 Phase 1 of Website Release (in-patient hospitals) Total Hospitalizations Average Charges Risk Adjusted Average Length of Stay Risk Adjusted Readmission Rates Risk Adjusted Complication/Infection Rates Mortality Rates Hospital Characteristics/Services
12 Florida Compare Care
13 S E A R C H
14 M O R T A L I T Y
15 C H A R G E S
16 P R O F I I L E
17 Building a Better Site June / 2006 Improved search abilities, including: 1. Age defined 0-17; years; 65+ years; and ages By Facilities descriptions, adding components including: Rural Hospitals Critical Access Hospitals Primary Stroke Centers (designated by AHCA/JCAHO) Organ transplant by type NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center (H. Lee Moffitt) 3. Cesarean and vaginal deliveries (all ages) and newborns (normal baby and baby with complications).
18 Building a Better Site Improved search abilities (continued), including: 4. Addition of 200 mile radius search. 5. Enhancing the sorting function of the various columns and selecting ascending and descending options. 6. Allowing the user to modify the search without having to return to the beginning of the site. 7. Allowing the user to download their results into Excel.
19 Building a Better Site 1. Publishing CMS SIP data 2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Initiatives Heart failure Pneumonia Heart attacks 3. Additional health care performance measurement standards Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Leapfrog Group, physician information
20 Pieces of the Puzzle Consumers may shop for the lowest price for top 50 prescription name-brand and generic drugs Compare pharmacy store prices on a local and statewide level Updated monthly Data source: Usual and Customary Charges (retail prices) billed to Florida Medicaid Collaborative effort of AHCA and the Office of Attorney General
21 When asked how important a role various factors play in contributing to rising healthcare costs, more than three fourths of business decision makers and the media cited cost of prescription drugs as very important.
22 MIAMI DADE Azithromycin 250 MG Tablet Usual and Customary prices for Apr 1 - Apr 30, 2006
23 94% Difference in Pricing IN THE SAME COUNTY
24 Future Plans 1. Outreach and Education Consumers Employers, payers Providers Media 2. Continue long term relationships Comprehensive Health Information System (CHIS) Advisory Council, Workgroups Providers Hospitals, Physicians Consumers focus groups, surveys Employers
25 Questions??? Lisa Rawlins Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis Florida s Agency for Health Care Administration Tallahassee, Florida
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