Publications & Resources
Research, news, and educational content on healthcare price transparency from the Simple Healthcare team.
Our team has contributed to the growing body of research on healthcare price transparency, ghost rates, and commercial reimbursement dynamics. Below you’ll find peer-reviewed publications, press coverage, and educational resources to help you understand the landscape.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ghost Rates and Healthcare Price Transparency
An analysis of negotiated rate reporting gaps under federal price transparency regulations and their implications for market benchmarking.
Commercial Rate Variation Across Hospital Markets
A peer-reviewed study examining the distribution of commercial negotiated rates across CBSAs for high-volume DRGs.
Price Transparency Compliance and Data Quality
A systematic review of machine-readable file compliance rates, data format variation, and downstream usability challenges.
Negotiated Rate Benchmarking for Provider Strategy
Methods and findings from applying standardized commercial rate data to provider contract negotiation contexts.
Press Releases & News
Simple Healthcare Launches Analysis Platform for Commercial Rate Benchmarking
Announcement of the public launch of Simple Healthcare’s self-service pricing intelligence platform.
How Startups Are Turning Price Transparency Rules Into Business Intelligence
Media coverage examining the emerging market for healthcare pricing data tools following federal transparency mandates.
New Peer-Reviewed Methods Improve Healthcare Rate Data Accuracy
Announcement of Simple Healthcare’s peer-reviewed data processing methodology and its application to commercial rate analysis.
Educational Material & Webinars
Understanding Healthcare Price Transparency: A Primer
An accessible introduction to federal price transparency regulations, what data is available, and how to interpret it.
Benchmarking Commercial Rates: Methods and Pitfalls
A recorded webinar covering best practices for using negotiated rate data in provider strategy and market analysis.
DRG and HCPCS Code Reference for Rate Analysis
A practical reference guide for identifying billing codes relevant to common healthcare market analysis use cases.
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