Healthcare Quality, Pricing and No Surprise Act Navigator Index

Healthcare Quality a Critical Part of Your Healthcare Research

Quality in healthcare means providing the care the Consumer needs, when the Consumer needs it, in an affordable, safe, effective manner. Quality healthcare also means engaging and involving the Consumer, so the Consumer takes ownership in preventive care and in the treatment of diagnosed conditions.

Healthcare Prices have taken front stage in our national healthcare discussions.  Quality is rarely mentioned.

Most Healthcare consumers have no idea how to research the quality of their healthcare providers. The Healthcare Quality Navigator will provide the consumer with information and help the consumer navigate the quality maze.

Below, we have aggregated information for the consumer to find healthcare quality ratings by healthcare provider.

Healthcare Pricing is impossible to understand. 

Trying to Find a Healthcare Price is even worse.

Our easy to follow, step by step process will guide the consumer to gather the information needed and than to secure a price from the healthcare provider for the healthcare service.  This will help the healthcare consumer to make informed healthcare decisions.

Our goal is to provide the healthcare consumer with all-inclusive information to help navigate the pricing maze.

No Surprises Act

The No Surprises Act (NSA) establishes new federal protections against surprise medical bills that take effect in 2022. Surprise medical bills arise when insured consumers inadvertently receive care from out-of-network hospitals, doctors, or other providers they did not choose.

INDEX

  1. Section 1: Navigate the Healthcare Pricing Maze

    2. Navigating the Healthcare Pricing Maze is frustrating for the consumer. This section will help you through that journey.

  2. How To Navigate the Healthcare Pricing Maze GEN

    3. A guide to help healthcare consumers to identify web sites, research healthcare prices and navigate through the process.

  3. Find & compare providers near you. Gov't

    4. A perfect tool to find healthcare providers.

  4. Medicare: Outpatient Procedure Price Lookup Tool Gov't

    5. A Tool to provide consumers with planning healthcare spending

  5. Section 2: Healthcare Pricing Trends

    6. Medical Pricing has ongoing changes. Tends will help you monitor the changes.

  6. CMS Gov't: Tighter price transparency enforcement, standardized requirements for hospitals are on the horizon

    7. The Feds are finally going after hospitals.

  7. Section 3: How to Navigate the Hospital Price Transparency Act

    8. The NEW Pricing Transparency Act will help consumers find medical prices. The following will guide you through the process.

  8. The Hospital Price Transparency Act Gov't

    9. Beginning January 1, 2021, this Act mandates Healthcare providers to post thier charges for the healthcare to review and use.

  9. Surprise Billing Quizzify's Passes GEN

    10. The documents provided in this section will help the consumer be protected from healthcare providers.

  10. SECTION 4: No Surprise Act: A User Guide to Navigate the Act GEN

    11. The Guide will help the Consumer Navigate the No Surprise Act. The No Surprise Act protects the consumer from balance bills they receive from healthcare providers.

  11. Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act Pro Publica

    12. Interesting Update to the Act.

  12. Introduction to the No Surprise Act and the Consumer Guide; Part 1

    13. The No Surprises Act, effective January 1st, 2022, aims to protect consumers from at least one contributor to the problem: unexpected bills for out-of-network care in emergency and non-emergency settings.

  13. No Surprise Act: Impact on Healthcare Consumer; Part 2

    14. Once finalized, the rule will protect consumers from surprise medical bills for emergency services, air ambulance services provided by out-of-network providers and non-emergency services provided by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities.

  14. No Surprise Act: Impact on Healthcare Provider; Part 3

    15. Once finalized, the rule will protect consumers from surprise medical bills for emergency services, air ambulance services provided by out-of-network providers and non-emergency services provided by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities.

  15. No Surprise Act: Impact on Healthcare Payors; Part 4

    16. Your Healthcare Insurance Company plays a major role in the No Surprise Act Process. This section will explain the impact.

  16. No Surprise Act: Impact on Healthcare Consumers With and No Insurance; Part 5

    17. The consumers with or without health insurance needs to know what is covered under the act. This section will help .

  17. No Surprise Act: Impact on Healthcare Consumer Notice and Consent; Part 6

    18. Consumers need to be very aware of the all consents and notices that the act includes. CONSUMER BEWARE OF CONSENTS BEFORE YOU SIGN ANYTHING!!

  18. No Surprise Act: Independent Dispute Resolution Process; Part 7

    19. The consumer needs to be aware of the process. CONSUMERS ARE NOT INVOLVED; IT IS BETWEEN THE PAYOR AND PROVIDER.

  19. No Surprise Act: What is an Advanced EOB? ; Part 8

    20. Consumers need to understand this segment of the law. Very important consumer information from your insurance company.

  20. No Surprise Act: How is the No Surprises Act going to be enforced? ; Part 9

    21. Enforcement will be important. Healthcare consumers need to understand the process. This section will help guide the consumer.

  21. No Surprise Act: How is the No Surprises Act going to affect Physicians. ; Part 10

    22. Your doctor will be affected by the act. This will help you understand how that works.

  22. No Surprises Act: The Act Includes Telehealth; Part 11

    23. Today, Telemedicine has become a part of our healthcare routine. This section will help you understand the impact on Telemedicine.

  23. Section 5: Navigate the Healthcare Quality Maze

    24. This section will assist the consumer to find healthcare provider quality ratings.

  24. Nursing Home Inspect

    25. ProPublica has great information for consumer to understand nursing home qulaity,

  25. How To Determine Healthcare Provider Quality GEN

    26. To educate and guide the healthcare consumer in determining the quality ratings of healthcare providers

  26. How to Search for Hospitals Quality Ratings: A Step-by-Step Process GEN

    27. Your Hospital may not be included in the ratings above. If so, the easy step by step process included will help you find the information you are looking for.

  27. How To Find the Quality Rating of Nursing Homes Gov't

    28. Nursing Home Quality is very important for healthcare consumers to know and understand. Medicare has developed Nursing Home Compare. This tools rates Nursing Homes from 1 to 5 stars; 5 stars is this highest. Take advantage of this tool.

  28. How To Find the Quality Rating of Home Health Care and Dialysis Centers Gov't

    29. Quality Ratings are very important when determining which company or service you want to select. These web sites will assist the Healthcare Consumer.

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