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CY 2025 OPPS/ASC Final Rule Summary

HFMA presents a detailed summary of the calendar year 2025 final rule for the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system.

HFMA December 12, 2024

Adopter Organizations

HFMA Patient Financial Communications Best Practices Adopters include 85 hospitals and 68 clinics.

HFMA December 12, 2024

Curing Indirect Tax Compliance Headaches for Medical Equipment, Devices & Supplies

Download this guide to receive four ideas to help automate indirect tax in your healthcare organization.

HFMA December 5, 2024

CY 2025 End-Stage Renal Disease PPS Final Rule Summary

HFMA presents a detailed summary of the final rule updating the end-stage renal disease prospective payment system for CY 2025.

HFMA December 4, 2024

The strategic role of revenue cycle management in battling rising healthcare costs

Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented operating costs, largely driven by labor and inflation. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), “Persistent workforce shortages, severe fractures in the supply chain for drugs and supplies and high levels of inflation have collectively fueled hospitals’ costs.” The AHA also emphasized the challenges of “higher acuity care and deepening…

HFMA December 3, 2024

A people-centric approach powers successful digital transformations in healthcare

In the past few years, healthcare leaders have not only struggled with investment and adoption of new technology, but also have faced staffing shortages with nurses and physicians. Learn key questions and essential strategies to create a positive impact within your hospital or health system.

HFMA December 2, 2024

AP automation can help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages and optimize cashflow

Labor shortages will not abate anytime soon, and healthcare leaders must have a strategy in place to leverage automation to generate savings and promote operational stability. AP automation is one area ripe for opportunity.

HFMA December 2, 2024

What healthcare CFOs don’t know about cybersecurity — and what they should ask their CISOs

In 2023, the number of reported data breaches in the U.S. rose to an all-time high of 3,205, a 78% increase from 2022, while the average cost of a healthcare data breach hit $10.93 million. Read this article to learn what five key questions CFOs should ask CISOs to understand the threats and risks — and how to support resilience.

HFMA December 2, 2024

First American supports healthcare organizations with strategic financing solutions

Check out this company's customized leasing and financing solutions, enabling clients to invest in critical equipment and infrastructure while prioritizing growth and maintaining financial flexibility.

HFMA December 2, 2024

Healthcare providers explore payer direct access to EHRs, but most are still awaiting the benefits

This roundtable brought together a number of healthcare industry leaders to discuss challenges and solutions for effectively sharing medical record data with payers. Roundtable participants also say they hope that offering insurers direct access to clinical information can potentially eliminate some of providers' administrative burden of constantly responding to records requests, but that is yet to come to fruition.

HFMA December 2, 2024