You recall when the “Bitter Pill” story came out? That was in February 2013, just over a year ago. At the time I wrote about “lighting the dark corners of health information” saying that some transparency, any transparency, is a really good place to start. Since then, we’ve seen ...
Bitter Pills: In Defense of The CMS Move Toward Meaningful Billing
Last week in a bold and historic move (and a bitter pill indeed for many healthcare executives finding themselves explaining the obscure financial inner workings of a hospital) the HHS/CMS released the national charge master data. The release seems to be a response to Steven ...