Nick Hut

About the Author

Nick Hut

HFMA Senior Editor

Nick Hut is a former newspaper reporter with more than a decade of experience at HFMA. His HFMA Daily reporting is considered a top benefit of membership as members have come to rely on Hut’s daily insights on policy, legal and business developments. He has been at the forefront of major industry news, garnering a following from national media. Nick has earned multiple national awards, including two first-place honors in 2024 from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for excellence in analysis and reporting.

Latest Work

Healthcare without walls: making the vision a reality

A healthcare policy expert describes a vision of care that relies more extensively on virtual platforms and community settings.

Nick Hut May 19, 2019

How healthcare organizations can advance beyond common analytics traps

One health system has developed a robust analytics platform while avoiding obstacles that commonly trip up organizations seeking to make optimal use of data.

Nick Hut May 15, 2019

Bridging the Gap: The Role of the Physician Advisor in Revenue Cycle Operations

Hospitals are deploying physician advisors to bolster the revenue cycle in a variety of areas, including clinical documentation, denials prevention, utilization review, and value analysis.

Nick Hut February 4, 2019

Behavioral Economics: A New Approach to Healthcare Improvement

Behavioral economics goes beyond information sharing and financial incentives to give providers tools that can nudge both patients and clinicians to make beneficial healthcare decisions.

Nick Hut December 18, 2018

Disaster Preparedness Entails Advance Planning, Ability to Adjust

Health systems can prepare for large-scale disasters by installing a command system, drilling on procedures, partnering with community agencies, and being able to adjust on the fly.

Nick Hut July 26, 2018

Q&A: Value-Based Payment Models Require New Workforce Approaches

Newer models provide an opportunity to use staffing strategies to fill in care gaps in a way that enhances healthcare quality, leaders say.

Nick Hut April 24, 2018

Healthcare Challenge Roundtable: Making Price Transparency More Effective

Although health plans may need to take the lead on the issue of price transparency because of their unsurpassed access to pricing data, sustainable solutions will involve significant input from stakeholders across the spectrum.

Nick Hut February 20, 2018

Healthcare Challenge Roundtable: In Pursuit of Interoperability

Healthcare leaders say that even after making a great deal of progress, the industry must do a lot more work to get interoperability to where it needs to be.

Nick Hut November 21, 2017

Q&A: Exploring the Nuances of MACRA

Physician practices and other healthcare organizations should be aware of various nuances that will affect their performance in both the MIPS and advanced APM tracks of MACRA.

Nick Hut May 18, 2017