Transparency with a catch. AHA urges hospital price disclosure, but wants protection from lawsuits and broad definition of community benefits
Zigmond, J.; Evans, M.
Modern Healthcare 36(19): 6-7 16 1
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 16711223 Document Number: 595988
The AHA last week added its two cents to the transparency debate, approving a policy that supports a patient's right to know pricing. James Springfield, left, CEO of Valley Baptist Health System, who backs the AHA's policy, says the changes come at a time when "the public is clamoring ... to learn more about the mystical world of healthcare.