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Executive Summary: CMS Quality Payment Program 2018 Proposed Rule
This document briefly summarizes the Quality Payment Program 2018 proposed rule published by CMS.
Forum Networking Webinar: Patient Financial Communications: Presbyterian Healthcare Services Case Study
A revenue cycle leader describes an award-winning patient financial communications program that includes processes for scheduled, unscheduled, emergency, and self-pay patients.
Reflections on HFMA’s Core Values
In a tribute to the late Ray High, a member of HFMA's South Carolina chapter, HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, reflects on HFMA's core values.
Overview of the Better Care Reconciliation Act as Drafted on June 28, 2017
This presentation summarizes the Better Care Reconciliation Act as drafted on June 28, 2017.
hfm Magazine: July 2017
hfm Magazine: July 2017
Video: Key Points of Focus for Hospitals: CMS Strategy, Bundled Payment, and Cost of Care
Larry Goldberg, principal, Larry Goldberg Consulting, takes a look at bundled payments, quality outcomes, and the cost of providing services.
Revenue Cycle Strategist: July/August 2017 Issue
Subscribers can view the July/August 2017 issue of Revenue Cycle Strategist.
Bad Debt, Charity Care Contribute To Differences in Patient Revenue
Low margin hospitals may be receiving reduced payments from commercial insurance, which may contribute to their lower net patient revenues.
E&M coding levels for hospital EDs, 2013-15
Hospitals should analyze coding patterns in their use of E&M APC codes and compare them with national coding trends to understand the extent that their coding practices conform with industry norms.
Group Health Cooperative’s Effective Use Patient Decision Aids: Key Success Factors
The effective use of patient decision aids is exemplified by an approach implemented by Group Health Cooperative in Seattle (now a part of Kaiser Permanente).