Abstract
Purpose
To assess information regarding radiology practices on public transparency Web sites.
Methods
Eight Web sites comparing radiology centers' price and quality were identified. Web
site content was assessed.
Results
Six of eight Web sites reported examination prices. Other reported information included
hours of operation (4/8), patient satisfaction (2/8), American College of Radiology
(ACR) accreditation (3/8), on-site radiologists (2/8), as well as parking, accessibility,
waiting area amenities, same/next-day reports, mammography follow-up rates, examination
appropriateness, radiation dose, fellowship-trained radiologists, and advanced technologies
(1/8 each).
Conclusion
Transparency Web sites had a preponderance of price (and to a lesser extent service
quality) information, risking fostering price-based competition at the expense of
clinical quality.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 03, 2015
Accepted:
November 18,
2015
Received in revised form:
November 10,
2015
Received:
October 5,
2015
Footnotes
☆Conflicts of interest: All authors: No disclosures related to the work under consideration or outside of the submitted work.
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