Join this session to explore the latest findings from the fifth round of RAND’s Hospital Price Transparency Study – RAND 5.0.
Get key insights on hospital pricing and analysis in Wisconsin and Illinois, including comparisons with national rates, variations among hospitals, and the relationship between price and quality of care.
Learn how these insights can empower employers as healthcare purchasers.
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10:00am – 10:05am CT |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Jennifer Austin., Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Employer Engagement, The Alliance |
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10:05am – 10:45am CT |
Presentation Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Brown University |
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10:45am – 11:00am CT |
Q&A and Closing Remarks Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Brown University Jennifer Austin., Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Employer Engagement, The Alliance |
CE credits for HRCI, SHRM, and OCI have been applied for.
Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Employer Engagement, The Alliance
Jennifer Austin is the Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Employer Engagement at The Alliance. She leads the marketing and account management teams in all aspects of marketing and customer engagement, including brand strategy, paid advertising, public relations, social media, website development and optimization, and events.
Prior to joining The Alliance, Jennifer worked at a number of agencies in Chicago and Madison, including Healthgrades, focusing on marketing and strategy development for hospitals and health systems, including Advocate Healthcare (now Advocate Aurora Health), Augusta University Health, and HCA Healthcare.
Associate Professor, Brown University
Chris Whaley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. He received his PhD in Health Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Chris’ research focuses on health care price transparency and market structure. He is the lead researcher on the RAND Study. His research has been published in leading clinical, health policy, and economics journals and has been covered in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and CNN.
Chris has presented results to state and federal policy makers, including the US Congress, California State Assembly, Texas House Select Committee on Health Care Reform, Executive Office of the President, Congressional Budget Office, and the Federal Trade
