The Promise and Peril of Price Transparency Under Trump’s New Executive Order

President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aims to strengthen enforcement for CMS’ price transparency requirements. Some experts think greater price transparency could reduce healthcare costs by fostering more competition, while others are concerned about the potential effects on hospital-payer negotiations, as well as the practicality of enforcing these requirements. The post The Promise and Peril…

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AAAA (the four A)

By JACOB REIDER I haven’t blogged this yet, which kinda surprises me, since I find myself describing it often.  Let’s start with an overview. We can look at health information through the lens of a lifecycle.  The promise of Health Information Technology has been to help us – ideally to achieve optimal health in the people…

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