Expansion—through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships—has become an important tool in a hospital’s strategic wheelhouse. As your footprint expands to encompass the entire continuum of care, how do you ensure your chargemaster strategy is sound and consistent?
Have you ever wondered how hospital prices became so irrational? As is often the case, things changed incrementally. Hospitals and healthcare systems have experienced years of inadequate inflationary update factors, often reduced by factors such as presumed over-coding under the federal inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems.
CMS penalties have dramatically increased since the Price Transparency Rule was released, and providers must take heed before CMS and a legislative gauntlet arrive at their front door.
In today’s era of intense public scrutiny on medical costs, what’s your pricing strategy? Does it pass the test of fairness and accuracy, without sacrificing revenue objectives? In this article, Panacea’s experts share their recommendations on where to start.
Following the recent unveiling by federal officials of the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule, Panacea Healthcare Solutions has created a comprehensive Final Rule Summary highlighting some of […]
The comprehensive diagnostic review includes analysis of CMS Price Transparency shoppable items and services to alert providers of risks and opportunities.
Designed for hospitals just starting on their consumer display and machine-readable file, this session will include an overview of the requirements, 10 things you need to know, data requirements, how […]
Frederick Stodolak, Chief Executive Officer at Panacea, joined the ICD10 Monitor Monday Special Report to discuss CMS Price Transparency and what providers need to know.
Raising sufficient general awareness of the new federal hospital price transparency rules set to take effect in just a little more than three months isn’t so much an issue anymore […]
https://insights.panaceainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/iStock-1265620914.jpg585878Panacea Insightshttps://insights.panaceainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/logo-2.pngPanacea Insights2020-10-21 13:45:012022-03-03 11:47:35The Devil’s in the Details of the New Hospital Price Transparency Rules
Federal health officials’ November 2019 announcement of sweeping changes to the rules governing hospital pricing transparency came with an admission that didn’t mince words – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Mergers + Acquisitions: Is Your Chargemaster Strategy Sound?
/in Featured, Revenue Integrity /by Panacea InsightsExpansion—through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships—has become an important tool in a hospital’s strategic wheelhouse. As your footprint expands to encompass the entire continuum of care, how do you ensure your chargemaster strategy is sound and consistent?
How to Rationalize Chargemaster Prices
/in Featured, Revenue Integrity /by Panacea InsightsHave you ever wondered how hospital prices became so irrational? As is often the case, things changed incrementally. Hospitals and healthcare systems have experienced years of inadequate inflationary update factors, often reduced by factors such as presumed over-coding under the federal inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems.
How to Comply With (and Exceed) the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule Requirements
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsCMS penalties have dramatically increased since the Price Transparency Rule was released, and providers must take heed before CMS and a legislative gauntlet arrive at their front door.
Pricing Strategies. What’s Your Defense?
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsIn today’s era of intense public scrutiny on medical costs, what’s your pricing strategy? Does it pass the test of fairness and accuracy, without sacrificing revenue objectives? In this article, Panacea’s experts share their recommendations on where to start.
Panacea Unveils Comprehensive Summary of 2021 OPPS Final Rule
/in Expert Opinions, Revenue Integrity /by Panacea InsightsFollowing the recent unveiling by federal officials of the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule, Panacea Healthcare Solutions has created a comprehensive Final Rule Summary highlighting some of […]
Panacea Announces No-Cost Diagnostic Review of Hospital Chargemaster ahead of CMS Final Rule Posting Deadline
/in News, Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsThe comprehensive diagnostic review includes analysis of CMS Price Transparency shoppable items and services to alert providers of risks and opportunities.
Webinar: CMS Price Transparency – How to Comply with Consumer Display & Machine-Readable File Requirements
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsDesigned for hospitals just starting on their consumer display and machine-readable file, this session will include an overview of the requirements, 10 things you need to know, data requirements, how […]
PODCAST: Hospital Pricing Transparency on the Horizon.
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsFrederick Stodolak, Chief Executive Officer at Panacea, joined the ICD10 Monitor Monday Special Report to discuss CMS Price Transparency and what providers need to know.
The Devil’s in the Details of the New Hospital Price Transparency Rules
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsRaising sufficient general awareness of the new federal hospital price transparency rules set to take effect in just a little more than three months isn’t so much an issue anymore […]
Looming Price Transparency Rule Changes Creating Daunting Challenges for Providers
/in Price Transparency /by Panacea InsightsFederal health officials’ November 2019 announcement of sweeping changes to the rules governing hospital pricing transparency came with an admission that didn’t mince words – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]