RevCycle Intelligence October 1, 2018
New FAQs address which hospitals must comply with healthcare price transparency rules in 2019, as well as impacted services and the machine-readable definition.
MS recently expanded on new healthcare price transparency requirements for hospitals in a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) published on its website.
The FAQs cover which hospitals are subject to the new requirements, the definition of machine-readable, and what items and services furnished at the hospital must be included on the publicized list.
In August 2018, CMS finalized the 2019 inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (IPPS/LTCH PPS) rule, which contained new requirements mandating hospitals publicize a list of their standard changes online in a machine-readable format by the new year.
Hospitals would also...