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Ask the Experts: Inpatient Versus Outpatient Health Plan Billing
Is it legal to charge an inpatient for outpatient services provided by another facility?
Research: Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions
A joint study by HFMA and Deloitte explores how hospital merger and acquisition activity has increased significantly in the past decade, driven by the pursuit of economies of scale and the potential for reducing the cost of care.
EY Leader: Executive Experience Session Showcases Potential for Collaboration
Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.
Attendee Feedback: How to Develop Value-Based Partnerships
Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.
Joe Fifer on Consumerism Fatigue
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, discusses consumerism fatigue and its potential impact on healthcare stakeholders as well as consumers.
Using Physician Assistants Can Save Costs
Healthcare executives responding to a recent survey overwhelming agree that transforming costs is a “significant” or “very significant” need, but more than 50 percent have no cost reduction targets for the next five years or have a goal of 1-5 percent—a range that is far below what will be required to transform cost structures.
The Top 5 Drivers of Missing Charges
Staff engaged in revenue integrity and charge audits should carefully monitor five key categories that are most common reasons for missing charges.
Video: The Future of the Revenue Cycle
HFMA and Navigant surveyed 125 hospital and health system CFOs and revenue cycle executives to learn about next-generation revenue cycle management trends. Erick McKesson, director for Navigant, summarizes the findings in this video.
HFMA Trendsetter: Tackling Bundled Payments
This article shares how Premier Inc. helped Adventist Health System successfully navigate bundled payment initiatives by offering a dynamic collaborative led by seasoned experts and user-friendly analytics that enable evidence-based decisions.
Sidebar: Top 10 Most Over-Documented HCCs
Documentation of chronic conditions is increasingly important as hospitals move toward value-based payment models.