Response to the ONC’s RFI on Price Transparency
HFMA submitted a response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s request for information (RFI) related to price transparency put forward in the proposed “21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program.” Regarding specific topics contained in the RFI, HFMA provided recommendations pertaining to:
- Price Estimates for Insured Patients
- Price Estimates for Uninsured Patients
- Giving Price Estimates in a Timely Manner
- Disclosing Privately Negotiated Rates Publicly
- Empowering Clinicians with Price Information