by Neel Mehta and Allison Kao for Coding it Forward
We've built a web app that helps patients to compare the costs of medical procedures at hospitals in their region. By making hidden healthcare costs more transparent, we're empowering citizens to take a stand on their health and wallet.
See the app live at http://medicompare.herokuapp.com!
Just run:
npm install
npm install -g nodemon
Ensure you have Nodemon installed, then run:
nodemon
Then visit http://localhost:3000.
New York: 
Silicon Valley: 
| Procedure | Zip | City | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 069 - TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA | 10010 | New York | Shows suburb-city split |
| 870 - SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS W MV 96+ HOURS | 02110 | Boston | Local example |
| 853 - INFECTIOUS & PARASITIC DISEASES W O.R. PROCEDURE W MCC | 10010 | New York | More expensive version of Ischemia |
| 178 - RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS & INFLAMMATIONS W CC | 82001 | Cheyenne, WY | More expensive & less choice in rural areas |
| 195 - SIMPLE PNEUMONIA & PLEURISY W/O CC/MCC | 06501 | New Haven, CT | University hospitals more expensive |
| 207 - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS W VENTILATOR SUPPORT 96+ HOURS | 95101 | San Jose | Most expensive procedures, stark regional cost differences |
We used a dataset of over 160,000 medical procedures from across the country, compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. You'll find it in the /data folder.
- Node.js & Express
- SQLite
- Gulp
- D3
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
- SCSS
Coding it Forward is an alliance of young people passionate about using their technology skills for social good. A big part of this is empowering consumers, improving healthcare, and bringing medicine into the digital age.