Becker's Healthcare July 29, 2020
In the past, many hospitals haven’t had the time, money or bandwidth to arm patients with transparent pricing information; providing actionable data requires extensive work by hospital staff because of complex reimbursement methodologies and service packaging.
Despite these challenges, mounting state-level requirements and CMS’ deepening involvement have given hospitals less flexibility in how they handle price transparency, experts said during a July 24 webinar sponsored by Healthcare Financial Resources and hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review.
The presenters were:
- Randi Brantner, vice president of analytics for Healthcare Financial Resources
- Ryan Ripper, software developer for PARA HealthCare Analytics, an HFRI Company
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