A search for quality and value in health care. Cincinnati initiative targets physician-specific data.
In response to double-digit health care inflation, Cincinnati employers joined forces to compare costs and outcomes at the city's hospitals. Here's how one hospital is using physician-specific data to improve quality and keep costs down.
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Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
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