Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-8-505. Comparative analyses

(i) contain the information described in Subsection (2)(b); and

(ii) compare and identify by name at least a majority of the health care facilities, health care plans, and institutions in the state.

(i) be published at least annually;

(ii) list, as determined by the department, the median paid amount for at least the top 50 medical procedures performed in the state by volume;

(iii) describe the methodology approved by the department to determine the amounts described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii); and

(iv) contain comparisons based on at least the following factors:

(i) routine and preventive care; and

(ii) the treatment of diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses or conditions as determined by the department.

(i) results for health care facilities or institutions;

(ii) results for health care providers by geographic regions of the state;

(iii) a clinic's aggregate results for a physician who practices at a clinic with five or more physicians; and

(iv) a geographic region's aggregate results for a physician who practices at a clinic with less than five physicians, unless the physician requests physician-level data to be published on a clinic level.

(i) may publish information required by this Subsection (6) directly or through one or more nonprofit, community-based health data organizations; and

(ii) may use a private, independent analyst under Subsection (3)(a) in preparing the report required by this section.

(i) is subject to the requirements of Section 26B-8-506; and

(ii) shall, prior to being published by the department, be submitted to a neutral, non-biased entity with a broad base of support from health care payers and health care providers in accordance with Subsection (7) for the purpose of validating the report.

(c)(i) For purposes of the reports published on or after July 1, 2014, the department may not compare individual facilities or clinics as described in Subsections (6)(b)(i) through (iv) if the department determines that the data available to the department can not be appropriately validated, does not represent nationally recognized measures, does not reflect the mix of cases seen at a clinic or facility, or is not sufficient for the purposes of comparing providers.

(ii) The department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee prior to making a determination not to publish a report under Subsection (7)(c)(i).