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Tri-State 2019 focuses on industry trends
Four Chapters united for their 6th biennial and largest attended event in mid-September to learn and connect on payment trends. Plus, a farewell to HFMA Chapter Relations Specialist Pat Kosar.
3 components of shared risk executives need to know
Jennifer Carney, vice president, finance and analytics, for Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network (BILHPN), describes three basic components of shared-risk contracts.
Vitalware: An all-encompassing, single-platform chargemaster solution
A leading chargemaster company discusses how its technology helps hospitals operate more transparently, price strategically and confidently run a compliant and efficient revenue operation.
Top revenue cycle challenges and opportunities
Important learnings from a September 2019 HFMA study about the impact of EHRs, consumer self-pay and IT budgets on revenue cycle operations.
Pursuing revenue cycle innovation
A roundtable of healthcare financial leaders explores strategies for optimizing the revenue cycle to reduce cost-to-collect, limit revenue leakage and meet patient and payer expectations.
Revenue cycle technology trends
The results of a September 2019 HFMA study about revenue cycle challenges and opportunities and how hospitals and health systems are addressing them.
Healthcare Cost Containment: October 2019
The October issue features articles on addressing the SDOH impact on readmissions, valuating the cost benefit of medical technology, reducing healthcare-associated infections and assessing clinical costs.
Healthcare Cost Containment: August 2019
Read the contents of the August issue of HFMA’s Healthcare Cost Containment newsletter. Access a PDF of the issue. Care process redesign Why behavioral health should be part of a holistic healthcare approach Jeremiah Reuter The dual risk of physician and mental health conditions often compound the cost of care. In fact, people with a…
Care coordination can reduce $89 billion behavioral health cost impact
Lack of access to mental health services results in patients with psychiatric service needs relying on ED visits, which can range from $1,198 to $2,264.
The 4 Cs of social determinants of health
Community resources and patient screening are important elements in an SDOH program.