Brad Dennison

About the Author

Brad Dennison

Director of Editorial & Policy Affairs

Latest Work

Healthcare Blame Game: Patient Rights Advocate claims its report gets ‘independent review and validation’ – but does it?

Headline: The Sixth Annual Hospital Price Transparency Compliance ReportSource: Patient Rights AdvocatePublished: February 2024 PatientRightsAdvocate.org recently issued its sixth report scoring hospital compliance with federal price transparency regulations, and for the sixth time, its assessment conflicts with CMS’s assessment. I want to focus on a nugget we picked up on in the methodology section of the latest report,…

Brad Dennison March 14, 2024

Healthcare Blame Game: Why CFOs should build media relationships

In a recent episode of HFMA’s “Healthcare Blame Game” podcast, Jim Heffernan, a retired CFO and current CFO emeritus of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, shared four key pieces of advice for CFOs.

Brad Dennison December 13, 2023

HFMA opens nominations for key volunteer leadership roles

Every year, HFMA seeks volunteers who want to take an active role in leading the financial management of healthcare by serving on a key HFMA advisory council or committee. Now that the Association has grown to more than 100,000 members, there has never been a better time to help shape the future of the healthcare…

Brad Dennison October 4, 2023

AHA’s ‘Estimated Useful Lives of Depreciable Hospital Assets’ 2023 edition now available

Investment in capital assets is an integral part of a hospital’s strategy to improve the quality and efficiency of its health services. Such investments often seek to anticipate future changes in healthcare delivery and the needs of the community. Developed in partnership with HFMA, the 2023 edition of Estimated Useful Lives of Depreciable Hospital Assets is a…

Brad Dennison September 14, 2023

Healthcare Blame Game: How news outlets mishandled a medical debt study

Brad Dennison is a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry. He served 15 years as the top news executive for multiple national organizations and led thousands of journalists across the U.S., including investigative teams. He’s also a past board member of the Associated Press Media Editors, where he was elected national chair. Dennison joined HFMA…

Brad Dennison April 3, 2023

Healthcare Blame Game: How Kaiser Health News mistook policy for practice in hospital collections report

Brad Dennison is a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry. He served 15 years as the top news executive for multiple national organizations and led thousands of journalists across the U.S., including investigative teams. He’s also a past board member of the Associated Press Media Editors, where he was elected national chair. Dennison joined HFMA…

Brad Dennison March 14, 2023

HFMA membership exceeds 75,000 in the year of its 75th anniversary

HFMA reached a significant milestone, surpassing 75,000 members in October, after 19 straight quarters of membership growth.

Brad Dennison November 29, 2021

How it works: hfm’s ‘Expert Reviewed’ status is hard earned

Articles designated as "expert reviewed" in hfm must go through a rigorous vetting process to earn that label and be published in the magazine.

Brad Dennison April 28, 2021

SVP Rick Gundling recaps new workshops, Biden and surprise bills

Rick Gundling, HFMA’s senior vice president of professional practice, talks about the Association's education plans for 2021 and comments on some hot topics in healthcare.

Brad Dennison March 1, 2021

Q&A: HFMA’s new learning platform detailed in this discussion with Strategy Senior Vice President Mary Mirabelli

HFMA’s impressive new e-learning platform upgrades are discussed in this Q&A with Mary Mirabelli, HFMA’s senior vice president of strategy.

Brad Dennison February 3, 2021