Hospitals should be more transparent about costs, study says

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If hospitals want to improve their bottom line and make patients happier, they should be more transparent about their prices.

That's the word from a new study of outpatient surgery centers by Johns Hopkins University.

Researchers found that centers which publicly listed prices for common operations, such as tonsillectomies, got more business.

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Their patients were also more satisfied with their experience.

Officials at the centers said they'd recommend price transparency for others.

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