RD251 - Virginia Health Information (VHI) 2015 Annual Report and Strategic Plan Update


Executive Summary:
Build it and they will come. That may seem like a tag line from Kevin Costner’s 1989 movie, "Field of Dreams," but it is also what VHI is all about. Since 1993 VHI has collected data and published health information. We started building healthcare reports based on the data available to us. Over the years you’ve helped us identify what businesses and consumers want and then work collaboratively to develop it.

Collaboration is the key. Working with our stakeholders, VHI publishes cost and quality information on nursing facilities to complement our Consumer’s Guide to Long-Term Care. Health plan information rankings include premium information, member satisfaction rankings and how often appropriate care is provided. For hospitals you’ll find financial, efficiency and quality of care reports. I could keep going, but keep reading instead.

So if we are building, are they coming? They sure are! During this year well over 140,000 visitors viewed more than a half million web pages. VHI’s nursing home, hospital, physician and healthcare pricing information were among the most popular pages. While some surveys indicate that women most often cruise the web for health information, we found that about 54% of our visitors are male. We are pleased that young consumers are also interested in healthcare with 60% of our visitors between 18 and 34 years old.

Within this year’s Annual Report, we’ll cover our existing healthcare transparency efforts, fi ll in the gaps on where we are going with future work, outline our strategic initiatives and provide information.

VHI’s most important tool in developing new information, establishing trust and developing shared funding models is communication. It is in this spirit that we share our 2015 Annual Report and Strategic Plan Update.

Michael T. Lundberg
Executive Director