SharedClarity

Promoting improved clinical outcomes and affordability through information. The reformed health care environment encourages and depends on collaborative efforts to expand health care access and improve delivery of services. SharedClarity is the result of a partnership that brings together the nations largest insurer, UnitedHealthcare and four large health systems (Advocate Health Care, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dignity Health & McLaren Health Care). These organizations are combining data to help inform health care organizations about the performance of medical devices through clinical reviews and studies. These clinical studies will enable doctors and health care administrators to make informed decisions based on clinical proof. Health care systems join SharedClarity as members to gain insight from the studies when purchasing high-cost products such as defibrillators, heart valves, knee and hip implants, and stents. With the effective products identified, SharedClarity members also participate in collaborative purchasing, which promotes improved patient outcomes and lower operating expenses. Data will be available for product categories such as radiology, imaging, cardiology, cardiac surgical, orthopedic/spine surgical, vascular surgical, urology and ophthalmology.