Transparency

Legislation to enhance healthcare pricing and billing transparency takes a big step forward in the House

A slew of provisions on healthcare transparency took a step closer to becoming federal law as three House committees last week merged separate bills into a single draft. The resulting bill is just about set for consideration by the full House, where bipartisan support for the major provisions was apparent in the committee phase. The…

Nick Hut September 14, 2023

Leverage healthcare price transparency data to promote financial sustainability

Healthcare organizations are encouraged to review strategies and how to collaborate with payers, among other insights in this article, in order to grow healthcare consumer trust, engagement and retention.

HFMA August 28, 2023

House committee approves bill requiring national provider identifiers for off-campus outpatient departments

A bill with widespread support in Congress would affect hospital billing procedures at off-campus outpatient departments if it becomes law. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 12 unanimously approved legislation called the Transparency in Billing Act, which states that starting in 2024, hospital claims for items and services furnished in off-campus…

Nick Hut July 19, 2023

DOJ withdraws guidance that bolstered antitrust safe harbors for GPOs, cost benchmarking and more

Potentially leading to stricter enforcement of antitrust policy in healthcare, the U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn guidance that essentially promoted certain arrangements in the industry. The Feb. 3 announcement from DOJ’s Antitrust Division amounts to a cancellation of so-called “safety zones” that were established in three sets of nonbinding guidance issued between 1993 and…

Nick Hut February 20, 2023

During a potentially tumultuous Congress, healthcare stakeholders should communicate their policy priorities

With the 118th Congress bringing the potential for policy upheaval, one of the best things healthcare stakeholders can do is make themselves heard on Capitol Hill. The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives has signaled its intent to use the federal debt ceiling as leverage in budget negotiations. President Joe Biden and the…

Nick Hut January 24, 2023

PMMC’s Estimator PRO increases pricing transparency and upfront collections

Looking to invest in software? One company uses a patient estimation system, which has resulted in enhanced productivity for more than 500 hospitals with an average 10 to 1 ROI.

Deborah Filipek August 31, 2022

Panacea provides innovative chargemaster, transparent pricing, auditing, compliance and revenue integrity solutions

One company’s software development provides both consultants and clients with solutions for optimum chargemaster, complying with CMS price transparency rules, identifying lost and new incremental revenue and more.

HFMA August 31, 2022

HFMA’s Digital Revenue Cycle Conference Sept. 30 and Oct. 2 will focus on how healthcare providers can build a consumerism strategy and use consumer-centric KPIs

HFMA's Digital Revenue Cycle Conference features 20 presenters during live sessions, the ability to earn CPE credits and time for networking and peer-engagement.

Deborah Filipek August 26, 2022

Enabling change requires organizational self-awareness

A company principal and leader breaks down successful organizational change management strategy factors, such as current culture, influencer networks and effective communication and education channels.

Jennifer Morelli January 28, 2022

Exploring opportunities to improve provider-payer data exchange

Revenue cycle leaders share strategies and the benefits for effective data exchange between providers and payers, as well as the challenges in this executive roundtable.

HFMA November 30, 2021
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