HFMA

Keeping an eye on Massachusetts

Several payer-provider collaborations launched in Massachusetts seek to better manage Medicaid risk by including behavioral health resources, among other services.

The role prescribing guidelines play in patient-monitoring

Research showed healthcare providers were able to reduce opioid misuse in their practices by 40% when they followed prescribing guidelines that included regular prescription drug monitoring program checks and toxicology testing.

Public option could endanger 1,000 rural hospitals: analysis

A public-option health plan could lead to the closure of 1,000 rural hospitals, according to an analysis.

Provider Risk Readiness Report

The results of a May 2019 HFMA study about risk readiness in which hospital and health system senior financial leaders share insights on their organizations’ risk capabilities and tolerance.

Special Report: Effective use of analytics can help healthcare organizations solve critical challenges

Advances in analytics are powering improvements in electronic health record utilization and clinical documentation improvement.

Healthcare leaders agree about the value of supply chain management

The main influencers in supply chain management decisions are supply chain leaders and the CFO.

HFMA Survey: OP Data Capture

HFMA is seeking input on your hospital's ability to group/capture APC data. This information is crucial to the work of HFMA’s chargemaster taskforce and will help HFMA provide guidance to CMS on transparency initiatives.

HFMA Survey: Chargemaster Costing Capabilities

HFMA is gathering information to understand hospitals' costing capabilities at the inpatient discharge and outpatient visit/service level.

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Live from Orlando: HFMA’s Annual Conference 2019

This episode, recorded June 23-26 at HFMA's Annual Conference in Orlando, features former HFMA president and CEO Dick Clarke and HFMA UK CEO Mark Knight as well as a sponsored interview with Accumen CEO Jeff Osborne. Also: Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany consider Monday's executive order on price transparency.