Beyond Compliance With Hospital Price Transparency

Beyond Compliance With Hospital Price Transparency

Presenter: Kevin Chmura, Chief Executive Officer, and Govi Goyal, President of Financial Services, of Panacea Healthcare Solutions

Time: 1 Hour

Description: In 2026, hospital price transparency is required by every hospital operating in the U.S. This webinar by Panacea Healthcare Solutions discusses current and proposed requirements, particularly surrounding MRFs. While not without challenges, these updates will improve data consistency and rate comparisons.

Objectives:

• Discuss current and proposed hospital price transparency requirements.
• Understand the new reality with your MRF as a weapon against you.
• Recognize implications to the Medicare Cost Report.
• Review the NSA, GFEs, and beyond price transparency.

Key Topics:

• Current and Proposed Requirements
• Your MRF as a Weapon Against You
• Implications to Medicare Cost Report
• NSA, GFE, and Beyond Price Transparency

Speakers:

Kevin Chmura - Chief Executive Officer

Kevin has over 25 years of experience building and leading healthcare revenue cycle software and services companies. As CEO of Panacea, Kevin sets the strategic direction and vision for the firm, which includes customer success, business development, and M&A activities.

Before joining Panacea, Kevin served as President and CEO of revenue cycle technology and services provider Aergo Solutions from 2010 until its acquisition in 2022. In addition, Kevin has held several prominent executive-level positions in the revenue cycle management industry. He served as Senior Vice President of Client Engagement at MedAssets (now Savista) and established the A/R Services division at MD-X Solutions, a firm that was eventually acquired by MedAssets.

Kevin holds a B.S. in Economics from Rutgers University and has earned the designation of Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) with a specialization in Patient Financial Services from the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Govi Goyal - President, Financial Services

Govi serves as Panacea's EVP where he leads a team of financial and revenue integrity consultants to strategically partner with hospitals, health systems, and other providers to grow their revenue cycle performance through the use of technology and deep industry expertise. He has held several leadership roles within the high-tech and big 4 consulting space, as well as serving on the provider side, working for large academic and not-for-profit community-based healthcare systems.

Govi's technical area of expertise lies in building revenue integrity teams, developing strategic pricing models, and performing CDM reviews. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Rush University Medical Center. Govi is an active board member of the Florida HFMA chapter, serving as the incoming President for the 2021–2022 membership year, and is passionate about volunteering throughout the sunshine state.