Transparency in healthcare? We all know it only exists months after a surgery is performed and it is often inaccurate. Unless I was at one of Mobile Aspects' member hospitals, if I was paying for my own surgery (I am thankful to have good Healthcare Insurance), I would definitely hire a consultant to review my bill and argue with the hospital. I can tell you hospitals have very poor estimates of cost - they dont gather data well. As shown in end results, the data is poor and inaccurate.
Before, they would estimate supplies being used in a case - this estimate came from data hand entered into their systems (read: poor data with many typos). Then the operating room charge (often $100/minute or more) is another poor estimate of human resources and cheaper supplies used in the case. No one was looking, who cared if it was accurate?! But steps are being taken. Our client hospitals saw the problem and wanted to get a much better view and deliver better service to their patients. With our RFID data gathering systems, they are getting a much richer, real-time, accurate view of their costs per case. They know exactly what devices were used on a case, the supplies, the length of the case, the doctor performing the case, etc. All without having to hand enter one piece of data! Our systems gather the information automatically. Now, our member hospitals are able to give clear estimates to patients, based on the physician. At some of our member hospitals, even the physician is given a receipt of all items used in the case: its sitting in his inbox before he scrubs out! Its not going to change that there is variability from patient to patient, and you dont know until you are in the case with the patient on the table. However, you can give ranges of costs to the patient before they enter based on good, actionable data.
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