To be or not to be compliant? Hospitals' initial strategic responses to the federal price transparency rule.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand US hospitals' initial strategic responses to the federal price transparency rule that took effect January 2021.

Data sources and study setting

Primary interview data collected from 12 not-for-profit hospital organizations in six US metropolitan markets. All but one organization were multihospital systems; the 12 organizations represent a total of 81 hospitals.

Study design

Exploratory, cross-sectional, qualitative interview study of a convenience sample of hospital organizations across six geographically and compliance diverse markets.

Data collection/extraction methods

In-depth, semi-structured, qualitative interviews with 16 key informants across sampled organizations between November 2021 and March 2022. Interviews solicited data abou

SUBMITTER: Mittler JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250730 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature