Paging Medical Information: EXAMINING ACCESS ISSUES

摘要

Comparing the costs of different doctors and medical procedures can be a time-consuming affair for consumers. A new project launched in recent months by the administration of Florida Governor Jeb Bush is using the internet to simplify the process by providing a one-stop site where consumers can compare the costs of visits to the doctor's office by ZIP code and find other cost savings. The government-sponsored project seems to have inspired other healthcare organizations to place cost-comparison information on the internet—the latest versions of so-called medical information audits. Other cost-comparison tools are emerging that are national in scope, too.