OCA, RAND outline new inpatient and outpatient hospital spending measures and data steps OCA and RAND proposed parallel measures — inpatient revenue per case‑mix adjusted discharge and outpatient revenue per intensity‑adjusted visit — and described facility crosswalks to HPD claims, APC‑based outpatient intensity, and next steps to validate samples and post a facility‑to‑NPI crosswalk.

California's Office of Health Care Affordability just revealed groundbreaking new measures to track hospital spending, promising more transparency in inpatient and outpatient services.

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