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Price Transparency

Pricing Strategies. What’s Your Defense?

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.

How to Comply With (and Exceed) the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule Requirements

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.
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Panacea Announces No-Cost Diagnostic Review of Hospital Chargemaster ahead of CMS Final Rule Posting Deadline

The comprehensive diagnostic review includes analysis of CMS…
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Webinar: CMS Price Transparency – How to Comply with Consumer Display & Machine-Readable File Requirements

Designed for hospitals just starting on their consumer display…
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The Devil’s in the Details of the New Hospital Price Transparency Rules

Raising sufficient general awareness of the new federal hospital…
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Looming Price Transparency Rule Changes Creating Daunting Challenges for Providers

Federal health officials’ November 2019 announcement of sweeping…
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PODCAST: Price Transparency: What hospitals might be missing in preparing for the Jan 1, 2021 deadline.

On September 23, 2020, Greg Adams was interviewed on the HFMA Voices in Healthcare Finance Podcast.  Listen to the segment.
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CMS Final Price Transparency Rule: Take HEED in 2020

Effective January 1, 2019, CMS required that a hospital publish…