Consumer Guide to Health Care

This guide to information for the consumer on the quality of healthcare and to healthcare billing and pricing practices was developed by the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Medical Board. It is required by Chapter 324, Texas Health and Safety Code and Chapter 154, Texas Occupations Code. These statutes provide for consumer access to health care information and to certain billing information from health plans or from healthcare facilities.

Quality of Care

• Guide to Quality How to Know it When You See It, from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Indicators of Inpatient Care in Texas Hospitals from the Texas Department of State Health Services
• Quality of Children's Care in Texas Hospitals from the Texas Department of State Health Services
• Texas Hospitals Embracing Price Transparency developed by the Texas Hospital Association
• Hospital Compare developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Joint Commission
  • Quality Check
• Texas Health Compare developed by the Texas Health Care Policy Council & the Texas Department of Insurance
• Guide for Consumers and Patients, developed by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Texas Medical Board's Consumer Resources

Charges for Health Care Services

• Consumer Guide to Health Care Billing, a guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance
• Health Care Charges, a guide developed by the Facility Licensing Group, Texas Department of State Health Services
• Texas Health Options, a guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance
• Your Health Care Coverage, developed by the Texas Department of Insurance, provides a general understanding of health care coverage available in Texas

Definitions

External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.

Developed jointly by the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Medical Board.