Recommended Initiatives
Important Issues
Recommended Initiative 11:
Accessing Available Information
Related News | Policy Papers & Articles | Web ResourcesProvide means for accessing the best available information on treatment/provider options by:
- Engaging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in establishing a state-level “Center for Consumer Health Care Information” that includes provider profiles, hospital surveys, and home health agency profiles.
- Evaluating and improving the current health care provider profiling system.
- Educating and creating incentives for health care providers on mental health issues in order to properly diagnose illnesses and treat with successfully proven methods.
Benefit of Recommended Initiative 11
More information helps consumers engage more intelligently in their own care and that of their families. Making data on all providers transparent holds all accountable and provides transparent holds all accountable and provides the incentive of public and professional scrutiny. Sharing best practices around complex aliments, especially where family doctors are sometimes expected to understand specialty care, will improve care for all.