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CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary Part II – MSSP Requirements
HFMA presents part II of three detailed summaries of the final rule relating to the Medicare physician fee schedule for CY 2025 and other revisions to Medicare Part B policies.
CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary – Part I
HFMA presents a summary of the final rule relating to the Medicare physician fee schedule for CY 2025 and other revisions to Medicare Part B policies. The final rule will be published in the December 9, 2024, issue of the "Federal Register."
New report: Surging claims denials are undermining working relationships between health systems and health plans
A new report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association reveals that relationships between health systems and health plans have worsened over the past three years, with 80% of surveyed CFOs blaming health plans for increasing denials and claim adjudication errors.
Navigating regulatory challenges in hospital revenue cycle: the impact on RCM teams and the path forward
The term “regulatory compliance” is often associated with its cost. However, the foundational purpose of regulations is to protect patients and ensure quality care. Most would agree a healthcare system without regulations would be catastrophic. But provider organizations are now burdened with managing compliance under increasingly complex requirements. If they fall short, they can expect…
FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS Interim Final Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the interim final rule with comment published by CMS in the October 3, 2024, Federal Register revising its previously announced FY 2025 policies and rates for Medicare’s IPPS and LTCH PPS.
HFMA 2024-25 Leadership Directory
HFMA’s annual Leadership Directory provides a listing of the Association’s National, Regional and Chapter leaders.
Patient Financial Communications Adopter Recognition Program
Show that you've implemented best practices for patient financial communications. Let HFMA recognize your organization as a Patient Financial Communications Adopter.
5 revenue cycle management myths dispelled
The traditional healthcare revenue cycle was designed to evolve around payer reimbursement. Processes and workflows were pretty much set in stone. Step 1: register the patient; step 2: verify insurance and eligibility; step 3: capture the charges; step 4: code the claim, and so on. The lack of automation and interoperability solutions, especially electronic health…
OPPS APC/HCPCS Lookup Tool
HFMA presents a spreadsheet allowing the user to pull-up basic descriptive and payment information for OPPS APC/HCPS codes.
Winning strategies for creating a people-centric technology culture
When company practices treat workers as people and not just as resources, research shows that employees are 3.8 times more likely to be high-performing. In this roundtable, a group of healthcare finance professionals discuss this concept, also known as a "People-Centric Maturity Model," specifically why it is important in healthcare and what metrics an organization should use to measure a successful people-centric strategy.