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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that surging hospital prices are helping to keep inflation high. This chart from WSJ’s reporting illustrates the >2x change in the CPI for hospitals vs the overall rate of price increases. — raising the price of its consumer-beloved hot dog meal above its high-value $1.50

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The $2.8M Medicine: How Data Can Help Insurers Pay for Life-Changing Therapies Without Breaking The Bank

HIT Consultant

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. But at what price? And neither can citizens; when the outlay rises, prices for insurance, hospital stays, tests, and even tax rates rise as well. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. .

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Drug Price Transparency: Planning for Change

HIT Consultant

Currently, some 22 states have enacted prescription drug transparency laws that require entities across the drug supply chain to report pricing information to state officials. What’s Next for Drug Pricing. With this, we can expect that each state will have its own set of unique reporting requirements around pricing transparency.

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4 Factors Driving Healthcare Transformation in 2022 to Watch

HIT Consultant

That includes improving price transparency. In the traditional healthcare system, the price you pay for services depends on your insurance coverage ? the opposite of a simple price tag.

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

News Magnolia Regional used price transparency IT to get more CHF patients to fill their prescriptions More of those congestive heart failure patients who filled their prescriptions did not get. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement By Bill Siwicki | May 10, 2022.

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KLAS Names Chartis, Nordic, Tegria Top Performers for IT Advisory Services

HIT Consultant

– To provide better transparency into IT advisory services, KLAS has broken them into the following four segments: IT planning and assessment, revenue cycle optimization, clinical optimization, and analytics advisory services. One respondent (3%) reported dissatisfaction.

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KLAS: State of Small-Hospital Patient Accounting 2023

HIT Consultant

Small- hospital customers praise their partnership and transparency; executives are available when problems arise, and frontline support staff are helpful, knowledgeable, and effective at resolving concerns quickly and completely. Respondents state they receive up-front transparency about the product’s capabilities and gaps.