Tools & Resources for Health Plans

Health plans have a lot of information on the health care that is provided in the areas they serve. However, they too can wonder how other regions are using this information to improve care.

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St. Louis Area Health Care Industry Overview

A publication by the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition that looks at trends in finances and quality at St. Louis area hospitals.

Health CEOs for Health Reform

Realinging U.S. Health Care Incentives to Better Serve Patients and Taxpayers: An examination of the current health care payment system by the New America Foundation and  a discussion of how changes in payment structure could lead to higher quality, more affordable care.

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www.chqpr.org

A research organization that thinks about how to create a health care system that rewards quality.

www.prometheuspayment.org

The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, home of the Bridges to Excellence and Prometheus, focuses on ways to better align the financial incentives among health care providers, patients and large health care purchasers such as employers and health plans.