HealthLeaders Media June 29, 2022
Jay Asser

A JAMA study examined hospital characteristics associated with price transparency regulation compliance.

Hospitals in less competitive markets and those with greater market shares have higher price transparency compliance rates, according to a recent study by JAMA.

Researchers explored the association between hospital characteristics and price transparency compliance and found that hospital competition and resources play a significant role.

Compliance was higher in less competitive hospital referral regions (HRRs) and for hospital systems with greater market shares. Multihospital systems, for-profit hospitals, and teaching hospitals had higher compliance, as did hospital systems with more beds.

Meanwhile, government hospitals, critical access hospitals, and hospitals lacking intensive care units all were found to have lower compliance.

The authors of the study note that higher...

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