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Sidebar: Professional Fulfillment Domains for Physicians

Drawing on research, physician leaders at the Stanford WellMD Center have devised a three part framework to help organizations think about burnout mitigation strategies Domain 1 Culture of Wellness Leadership support and accountability for wellness Resources

HFMA December 5, 2017

Sidebar: Professional Fulfillment Domains for Physicians

Drawing on research, physician leaders at the Stanford WellMD Center have devised a three part framework to help organizations think about burnout mitigation strategies Domain 1 Culture of Wellness Leadership support and accountability for wellness Resources

HFMA December 5, 2017

Hospitals Have Opportunity to Save $23B While Maintaining Quality

Hospitals could reduce their supply expenses by an average of 18 percent.

HFMA December 4, 2017

Video: How Business Offices Can Transmit Medical Records More Securely

Lula Jensen, former director of product management for MRO, discusses steps business offices can take to make the transmission of medical records more secure and to lower the risk of a breach.

HFMA December 1, 2017

Inflammatory Disease and Diabetes Treatment Top the List of Drug Spending Increases Through 2019

Increased utilization will drive a 10-13 percent increase in drug spending through 2019. The biggest increases will occur in drug spending for inflammatory diseases and diabetic treatment. 

HFMA December 1, 2017

Hospital Supply Chain Presents Prime Opportunity to Reduce Costs

A Main Line Health hospital executive describes how her health system focused on reducing variation to develop a sustainable model that addresses reduced payer payments and other stresses on revenue while maintaining high-quality patient care. 

HFMA December 1, 2017

CMS 2018 PFS Final Rule Summary

This document provides a detailed summary of the CY18 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, published by CMS.

HFMA December 1, 2017

Implementation of ICD-10 Coding Correlates With Increased Charges

An analysis of data from 2015, the year of the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, found that the average charge per inpatient discharge increased following implementation of ICD-10.

HFMA November 30, 2017

Book Rescue

One man helps book owners save books they value highly because of the profound impact the tomes have had on their lives. How many hobbies can help families preserve their legacy? Louis Papoff fondly remembers an elderly woman from his

HFMA November 30, 2017

Focus on Eliminating Avoidable Readmissions Historical Perspective

A collaboration between a hospital and a skilled nursing facility (SNF) aimed at improving care of the SNF’s residents and preventing avoidable readmissions from the SNF to the hospital offers an important lesson for other such providers.

HFMA November 30, 2017