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Lesson 9 Forum - Team 1

Lesson 9 Forum - Team 1

Q In this discussion, we will explore cost differences for a patient with an individual policy from Anthem—NH. Use the NH HealthCost website to compare the cost for an emergency visit of low complexity across Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Mary Hitchcock Hospital, and Exeter Hospital. (Hint: click the checkboxes next to each hospital and click the Compare button). Examine the four care dimensions provided: Patient-Centered Care, Timely Care, Effective Care, and Safe Care. Which provider would you select for your care and why? Detailed instructions: 1. Go to https://nhhealthcost.nh.gov/Links to an external site.. 2. Click on Compare Costs. 3. Click on Medical Procedures. 4. Select Anthem—NH from Insurance Carrier dropdown. 5. Select Individual (self-purchased) Medical Plans from Plan type dropdown. 6. Click on Continue. 7. Type “emergency” into the search box and select Emergency Department Visit—Low Level Complexity (Outpatient) from the list presented. 8. Click on the boxes next to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Mary Hitchcock Hospital, and Exeter Hospital. 9. Click the Compare Selected button. Any questions concerning this lesson or the textbook material should be posted to the link titled Ask Questions About L9 Here. I actively monitor that forum for student questions. Please do not request quiz answers or clarification to quiz answers until AFTER the quiz has closed, and you have had a chance to review the correct answers. If, after you have seen the correct answers you still have questions, you may post them to the link titled Ask Questions About L9 Here.

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is a well-known insurance plan provider. The NH Healthcost website helps compare the cost of emergency visit of low complexity across three hospitals, that is, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Mary Hitchcock Hospital, and Exeter Hospital. From the website, Exeter, Portsmouth Regional hospital and Mary Hitchcock charge $148, $318 and $376 on a visit to the emergency department for a low to moderately severe problem respectively. The cost is estimated to be medium for Exeter and Portsmouh but high for Mary Hitchcock.