The WHIO data base has been 4 years in it's development.This non-profit organization is a collaboration of many of the state's key health care organizations representing payors, employers,providers,and the state government (see the individual organizations involved at http://www.wisconsinhealthinfo.org/about_us.php )
Presently 1.6 million Wisconsin residents are in the data base but at the end of next year that will rise to 3 million and will increase each year thereafter. Using this data along with clinical data being reported by the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (www.wchq.org ) we are building a value index that will be comparable across provider organizations.Thus we will be able to compare both cost and quality of medicine delivery.
This is simply continued evidence that Wisconsin is leading the way in innovative approaches to improving healthcare value for it's residents.
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