HFMA

What are the main steps in developing a productivity benchmark model for a service line? 

Can we adjust a denied Medicare charge off of an account when an appeal is still open? 

What is the best practice target for denial write-offs as a percent of net revenue? 

Outside of the days cash on hand (DCOH) liquidity metric, what other cash or payment term metrics are useful? 

A healthcare thought leader explains the current Medicare payment system challenges and how CFOs can offset future Medicare cuts through cost containment.

Care navigators facilitate hospital discharge and patient follow-ups with the goal of improved outcomes.

Almost 84 million people out of a total population of 400 million, will be covered by Medicaid or Medicare by 2050.

CDC estimates that if vaccination rates increased by just 5 percentage points across the entire population, another 6,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations could have been avoided. 

Finance leaders should collaborate with clinical leaders on clinician cost education so they have a greater awareness of room fees, nursing fees, and radiology fees needed to treat ED patients.

At University of Utah Health, ratings are posted for providers for whom 30 patient satisfaction surveys have been returned in the past