There’s been a lot to say about the cost transparency legislation that came out a few years back from CMS. The final step in the legislation is due January 2024 and requires that health plans aka “payers” ensure that their members have access to far more robust and accurate cost of care tools. These enhanced […]
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Healthcare Price Transparency: Why Clear Costs Can Drive Brand Loyalty
On Jan. 1, 2021, new guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services went into effect requiring hospitals that operate in the United States to provide “clear, accessible pricing information” online for the services they provide. Hospitals have a choice in how they provide this information, and the experience varies widely from hospital to […]
Does Ease of Use Impact Healthcare Outcomes?
I’m intrigued by a recent Harris Poll study initiated by by Change Healthcare. I don’t want to parse the entire but I do want to highlight something Perficient has been talking about for a while in terms of the consumerism trend. Healthcare’s complexity is an outlier compared to the experience provided by many other industries. […]