The see-through hospital.
Health care providers are under the gun to become more transparent on everything from quality to prices to charity care. But just what transparency entails,how the information is used and who benefits are anything but clear. Advocates say it will improve quality, control costs and lead to a dearer understanding of community benefits.
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