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Castlight Health is a San Francisco based healthcare information company.〔(2.0 ) October 2012 Inc. page 58-63〕 The company was founded in 2008 and offers enterprise healthcare technology allowing employees to compare healthcare providers across a variety of metrics to optimize pricing and quality.〔〔Christina Farr (New health data outs doctors whose patients die more often ); Health care consumers are in the dark] July 5, 2013 Venture Beat〕 The Castlight platform is licensed through a business to business based subscription model. Only employees of companies that have purchased subscriptions have access to the Castlight platform, but Anthem Blue Cross will provide its commercial members with access to Castlight's core transparency tool.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Castlight Health Announce Strategic Collaboration )〕 In 2012 the company secured $100 million in investment funds.〔Rip Empson (Castlight Lands A Whopping $100M D Round To Bring Transparency To Healthcare Costs ) May 1, 2012 Techcrunch〕 In 2014 the company had its initial public offering, valued at $2 billion, which attracted criticism for being part of a potential economic bubble. ==Contributions to Research== Castlight Health has developed a number of research papers in conjunction with outside parties in regards to health and healthcare issues. Association between availability of health service prices and payments for these services〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Association between availability of health service prices and payments for these services )〕 The study shows that patients who use a transparency application to research healthcare prices pay less for those services, 13% less for advanced imaging and 14% less for laboratory tests. Hand-Hygiene Safe Practices〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Hand-Hygiene Safe Practices )〕 The report examines hand hygiene policies and accountability requirements in hospitals. Forrester Consulting Survey: Managing the Healthcare Crisis〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Managing the Healthcare Crisis )〕 The report studies healthcare utilization at large businesses and highlights causes for cost overruns. Hospitals Fail to Meet National Nursing Workforce Standard〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Leapfrog Nursing Best Practices )〕 The percentage of hospitals that meet all 21 of Leapfrog nursing workforce safe practices grew from 52 percent in 2013 to 60 percent in 2014. Despite this increase, two in five reporting hospitals did not fully meet Leapfrog standards. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems and Medication Errors 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems and Medication Errors )〕 The report examines the use of CPOE systems for prescribers to enter medication orders into a computer system and transmit them electronically to a pharmacy. Studies suggest CPOE systems can substantially reduce medication errors, the most common mistakes made in hospitals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Castlight Health」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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