At Alegent Health, we believe it's time that health care providers offer consumers relevant, timely and meaningful information about the cost and quality of health care so they can make informed decisions. We also believe that people have a right to access care in more convenient settings, and that with the right incentives, people will become more engaged in their health, and their health care decisions. Ultimately, more engaged consumers will result in higher quality care, lower costs and, we believe, better health.

That's why we're hosting this "Power to the Patient" Forum, to help the health care industry invite consumer behaviors into health care. From our vantage point, the best place for this leadership to occur is from within the health care industry. We should not wait for the government to dictate how we can better inform and engage consumers. Instead, we in the industry should lead the revolution and embrace consumer behaviors which requires us to provide timely, relevant and meaningful information to the people we serve.

Forum Objectives

• To foster acceptance of transparency among health care providers, resulting in an environment that empowers consumers to make quality health care decisions by the use of meaningful tools and information.
• To help providers begin or progress along their journey to cost and quality transparency by sharing experiences about innovative new access points and the implementation of consumer-driven health plans within the workforce.
• To create an environment where the lessons and ideas of providers in this arena can be shared and discussed.