National and Local Comparisons

Tracking the Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Illness

A study by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School, The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare cites the Mayo Clinic, Sutter Healthcare and Intermountain Healthcare as national benchmarks for high quality low cost care. The report shows that Utahn's benefit from a coordinated approach to using health care resources, resulting in less exposure to risks associated with unnecessary care.

Hospital Care Quality Information from the Consumer Perspective

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently launched a new website that compares service at hospitals across the nation. The service scores on Hospital Compare come from a national survey about patients' experiences with their hospital care known as Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, or HCAHPS.

    HCAHPS – U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services

Utah Hospital Comparisons

The Utah Department of Health maintains this site that compares Utah hospital charges along with safety, quality and other performance measures. This database is searchable by procedure and cost data.

Healthcare Spending Lowest in the Beehive State

Utahns spend less per capita on healthcare than the residents of any other state, according to new research published in Health Affairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere. The study looks at: health trends and medical practices and geographic spending, across the United States for 1991-2004.

Congressional Budget Office – Geographic Variations

Medicare data suggests that Utahns spend less per capita than the residents of any other state on healthcare, and yet we have some of the nation's best medical outcomes. This report, from the Congressional Budget Office looks at the geographic variation in healthcare comparing Utah to the rest of the country.

All care is not created equal – geographic variations impact medical outcomes

Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School identified Salt Lake City and Rochester Minnesota as model communities for high quality appropriate hospital care. The study states that if every healthcare organization in the country provided care the way it is provided by Intermountain Healthcare, annual Medicare expenses would be cut by $34 billion per year and national mortality rates would fall by 2%.

Utah Hospital Association Web Tool Comparisons

In conjunction with the Utah Department of Health, the Utah Hospital and Health Systems Association (UHA) provides a free Web tool to compare hospital services and charges.


HealthInsight and the Utah Hospital and Health Systems Association operate a website to provide reliable measurement tools to promote quality improvements in Utah's hospital system.

The Cost of Healthcare in Utah

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