title: Transparency with a catch. AHA urges hospital price disclosure, but wants protection from lawsuits and broad definition of community benefits.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D030881:Disclosure / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016134:Organizational Policy; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States