Key Questions For Providers After More Than 2 Years of the Price Transparency Rule

Evidence amassed from over two years of experience with compliance reinforces why providers need to focus on chargemaster prices and self-pay discount policies—and how they can benefit from analyzing trends in consumers’ price searches.

Can MRF Data Be Used For Comparative Benchmarking?

In the October 2023 issue of HFM Magazine, Panacea’s Govi Goyal and Fred Stodolak discuss the findings of Panacea’s recent study demonstrating the pitfalls to consider when using machine-readable file data in comparative benchmarking.

Hospital Zero-Base Pricing®: A Novel Approach to Establishing Rational Chargemaster Prices

Today’s environment necessitates that healthcare CFOs and financial managers can explain, document, and defend the rationale behind their CDM prices. This whitepaper discusses why financial managers who previously had optimized their chargemaster prices or inherited irrational chargemasters should consider a hospital zero-base pricing initiative.

National CC/MCC Capture Rate and Case Mix Index Study

A nationwide analysis of hospitals’ case mix index trends and CC/MCC capture rates since the implementation of ICD-10.