Product methodology
Service-Line Economics Map
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 for core code groups; TN service-line cut; Nashville hospital comparison layer
Product Question
Connects service-line volume and pricing to quality, payer, and local-market demand.
Primary Sources
- CMS utilization and procedure files — Provider volume and service mix
- Hospital Price Transparency and Transparency in Coverage files — Negotiated rates and relative price position
- CMS quality, outcome, and penalty files — Quality overlay for strategic service lines
- Census, AHRQ, and local demographic files — Demand and catchment context
Entity-Graph Join
`ccn`, `npi`, procedure code, service-line taxonomy, payer ID, county/tract, peer cohort.
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
Pending methodology. Service-line cohorts are published only after code grouping, geography, payer mapping, and facility comparability rules are documented.
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.