Product methodology
Provider Diligence Sheet
Source contract, normalization path, entity-graph join, refresh posture, and publication limits for this Branmoor product.
Status
Pending. This product is pending. The methodology page is published first so the source contract and join path are visible before Branmoor represents the product as live.
Distribution Scope
Nationwide on demand; TN collection; Nashville regional cut
Product Question
Source-backed diligence file for providers/facilities.
Primary Sources
- CMS Medicare cost reports — Operating margin, cost structure, bed count, payer mix, ownership
- CMS Hospital Price Transparency files — Hospital-published standard charges and negotiated rates
- CMS Transparency in Coverage files — Payer-side negotiated rates
- HRSA OPAIS — 340B participation and contract pharmacy relationships
- CMS survey deficiency data — Recent CMS findings and CIA status
- NPPES and NPI registry — Entity identification and group affiliations
- Client-provided financial support under engagement terms — TB, GL, AR aging, payer revenue detail, payroll, debt, tax, and related-party support when scoped
Entity-Graph Join
`ccn`, `npi`, `irs_ein`, parent `edgar_cik`, `frs_id`, EMMA issuer, parcel IDs.
Publication Rule
Branmoor does not treat raw public records as the product. A surface is publishable only when the source record is dated, normalized, source-linked, and joined to the relevant Branmoor entity identifiers with enough confidence to state the limits of the result.
Current Methodology Note
Risk scores and diligence claims carry rationale, source linkage, workpaper references where private support is used, and explicit limitation language. Peer benchmarks are computed within facility class and geography cohorts; methodology is disclosed in every report.
Limits
Coverage follows the underlying source. Missing state portals, gated APIs, PDF-only filings, suppressed fields, lagged agency refreshes, and entity-name ambiguity can all limit product completeness. Pending products are not marketed as live until those limits are documented on the product surface.