Reimbursement
As of Jan. 1, in the name of transparency, the Trump administration required that all hospitals post their list prices online.
Froedtert Health saved $1.5 million in CMS's joint replacement model by involving patients in bite-sized activities on a daily basis.
The digital offerings focus on chronic back and joint pain and cancer care.
One-third discuss charge capture weekly, while 18 percent discuss it twice a month, 8 percent discuss it daily, and 2 percent don't discuss it at all.
Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.
The model has resulted in just over a 3 percent reduction in costs, and analysts forecast this will increase as the model matures.
When open enrollment began November 1, there were more than 2 million jobs added to the economy compared to 2017.
The AHA and FAH said they believe a policy solution to resolve such surprise bills should prohibit balance billing and limit patients' cost-sharing.
The health system's predictive modeling platform uses 30 to 40 sources of claims data married to EHR data to reduce hospitalizations, ER visits, and lengths of stay.
Negotiations have been ongoing for close to a year over payment rates.