The transparency movement assumes that widening the lens on provider payment levels will enhance
consumers' abilities to make cost-effective healthcare choices. With the methods commonly used for
paying providers and facilities today, however, complete transparency of raw payment levels is likely to
both confuse patients and drive discount levels down (and prices up). Supporting the transparency
movement, therefore, will require adjustments to the way provider payments are structured.
This session will discuss the goals of provider pricing transparency initiatives and present future thinking
on adjustments to coding systems, payment mechanisms, and data capturing capabilities that may be
required to fulfill the initiative. You'll gain an understanding of the changes needed in the industry to fulfill
this part of the national transparency initiative.