ABOUT OAHHS CONTACT US CALENDAR MEMBER LOGIN OREGON HOSPITALS POLICY & ADVOCACY SAFETY & QUALITY NEWS & EVENTS APPRISE August 24, 2017 Hospitals' Transparency Commitment Continues With Updated Cost Data For Patients Today, the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems unveiled new, updated price data for common hospital procedures on its OregonHospitalGuide.org website. The new pricing data, based on state reporting, shows the costs for the most common inpatient and outpatient procedures for every hospital in the state, and allows consumers to compare pricing on specific procedures between hospitals. The Oregon Hospital Guide website enabled Oregon to receive a "B" grade on the influential Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws, developed by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) and Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR). This moved Oregon up from an "F" from prior years. "Hospitals are dedicated to the concept that every Oregonian, whether insured, uninsured, or out-of-network should be empowered with the financial information they need to make better health care decisions for themselves and their families," said Andy Davidson, President and CEO of OAHHS. "We hope our communities find value in the new data we have posted this year." The new data on costs shows the median amount paid by commercial insurers including patient-paid amounts like deductibles and co-pays. The website also shows the statewide median price for each procedure. On OregonHospitalGuide.org, consumers and patients can find the new data under "procedure costs", searching by hospital. The website is the result of proactive work in 2015 by OAHHS to pass legislation mandating the state produce the procedure cost data from its All Payer All Claims Database. Other data on OregonHospitalGuide.org includes: Contact information and direct links to hospital billing and financial assistance policies; Searchable quality of care data reported by the federal government; Key indicators in graph form for individual hospitals including operating margins, payer mix, and uncompensated care in percentage and dollars; and Key indicators for comparing one or more hospitals including: Average length of stay, average daily census, occupancy rate, surgery mix, and FTEs per adjusted occupied bed. Oregon hospitals continue in their commitment to the high level of transparency to enable patients to make data-driven decisions with their health care providers. For that reason, every Oregon hospital has also committed to providing cost estimates for scheduled hospital services within three business days, in addition to the cost data posted on OregonHospitalGuide.org. Despite all the tools for comparison and research OregonHospitalGuide.org provides, the best way for patients to make informed health care decisions is still in consultation with their medical professional team. VIEW ALL PRESS RELEASES OAHHS Public Affairs Michael Cox Vice President of Public Affairs & Communications 503-479-6020 mcox@oahhs.org Dave Northfield Director of Communications 503-479-6032 dnorthfield@oahhs.org Jon Heynen Director of Digital Marketing (503) 479-6019 jheynen@oahhs.org 4000 Kruse Way Place - Building 2, Suite 100 Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97035 Phone: 503.636.2204 Fax: 503.636.8310 Email: info@oahhs.com OAHHS AFFILIATES: Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Sitemap © 2021 Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. All Rights Reserved.