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MACRA Timeline: MIPS and Advanced APM Reporting Requirements for Payment Year 2019
This useful tool displays a MACRA final rule timeline of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model (Advanced APM) reporting requirements for payment year 2019.
The Challenge of Treating Addiction in America
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the need for healthcare stakeholders to face the challenge of treating addiction in America.
Strategic Alliance Partnerships Case Examples
Success in strategic alliance partnerships depends on many factors, including the goals of the organizations involved and the circumstances and challenges they face. Here are three examples of provider payer partnership initiatives and their results. A Large Payer and a
CY17 OPPS Final Rule Summary
This document summarizes the financial and operational impacts of CMS's CY17 OPPS final rule.
Forum Webinar: Developing Meaningful and Actionable Physician Financial Reports
During this Nov. 3, 2016, HFMA Forum webinar, a director of finance shared how his health system developed and implemented a comprehensive framework for meaningful and actionable financial reports to physicians, practice managers, practice service line directors, and health system
CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary
This document provides a summary of important CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule updates.
Ask the Experts: Payment Adjustments and Meaningful Use
Our organization has not made any effort to attest to meaningful use, and we have received a notice from CMS with attestation deadline dates in February 2017. Will we experience payment adjustments in the upcoming fiscal year? How can I confirm our status?
Ask the Experts: Payment Plans
What is the industry best practice for hospital payment plans, including terms, length, minimum payment, and interest bearing options?
Ask the Experts: Definition of Bad Debt
What is the standard industry definition for bad debt percentage?
Executive Summary: CMS 2017 PFS Final Rule
This document provides the key financial and operational impacts from the 2017 PFS final rule, published in the November 15, 2016, Federal Register.