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HFMA Comments on the Senate Transparency Initiative
HFMA provides comments to Senators to inform the bipartisan initiative to increase healthcare price and quality transparency, as described in a February 28, 2018, letter.
Value-Based Payment Readiness
This article discusses key takeaways from a September 2017 HFMA survey of senior financial executives about value-based payment readiness and how it has changed in recent years.
The Evolution of Risk
These are the top risk categories identified by healthcare providers.
HealthTrust: Optimizing Purchased Services
Andrew Motz, assistant vice president, supply chain consulting at HealthTrust, discusses the value of a data-driven approach when procuring purchased services.
Elements of an Effective Healthcare Venture Development Process
Health systems should employ a nine-step process when seeking to develop venture investments.
Additional Comments from Healthcare Venture Investing Survey Respondents
Leaders of healthcare systems share their organizations’ perspectives on venture investing.
Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Proposed Rule
This document summarizes the proposed rule published by The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services amending the definition of short term, limited duration (STLD) insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage.
Video: Predictive Analytics and the Revenue Cycle
Paul Bradley, chief data scientist for ZirMed, discusses how predictive analytics can be used to find lost revenue, improve the patient experience, and increase patient satisfaction.
ALOS Analysis Reveals Significant Regional Variances
An analysis of average length of stay looking at U.S. hospitals identified noteworthy variation among states within each of four regions.
Organizational Culture
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the importance of aligning organizational cultures when hospitals and health systems merge.