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HFMA Executive Roundtable: Implementing a Combined Business Office: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities

Centralizing hospital and physician business offices presents opportunities to increase operational efficiencies, drive patient satisfaction, and realize other critical financial benefits. In this roundtable, participants discuss the advantages and challenges of a combined approach and also debate strategies for successfully navigating the integration process.

HFMA August 22, 2017

Executive Summary: Episodic Payment Model (EPM) Cancellation Proposed Rule

This document provides a brief summary of the Episodic Payment Model (EPM) cancellation proposed rule, published by CMS.

HFMA August 22, 2017

HFMA Submits Recommendations to Medicare Red Tape Relief Project

HFMA submitted recommendations to the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health.

HFMA August 18, 2017

HealthFirst Financial: Opening the Door to Affordable Health Care

KaLynn Gates, president and corporate counsel for HealthFirst Financial, discusses how a patient-centered financing program can drive patient satisfaction and enhance loyalty while improving organizational financial performance.

HFMA August 17, 2017

HFMA Executive Roundtable: Optimizing the Revenue Integrity Function

Although some organizations have a dedicated department or group focused on revenue integrity, others address the concept less formally. In this roundtable, senior leaders from several hospitals discuss their approaches to revenue integrity and provide strategies to improve and enhance the function.

HFMA August 15, 2017

Ask the Experts: Handling Patients Who Provide False Identities

Are there any policies or workflow processes for handling emergency department patients who misrepresent their identities?

HFMA August 15, 2017

Ask the Experts: Managed Care Contracting Benchmarks

Do you know of other avenues besides our state Department of Insurance that we can pursue to resolve health plan payment issues?

HFMA August 14, 2017

Ask the Experts: Billing for Non-Physician Staff

How should we bill New York Medicaid when there are providers that are not hospital employees providing services in an emergency department setting?

HFMA August 10, 2017

Ask the Experts: Budget Staffing

Do you have a single position responsible for the capital and operating budget function across your health system, or is the function spread out with positions responsible for a specific function such as operating budget separate from capital and fixed assets?

HFMA August 10, 2017

Action Steps for Health System Innovation

Four strategies can drive an innovative spirit within health systems.

HFMA August 10, 2017