Guest commentary: COVID-19 allows no time for hesitation among healthcare finance professionals
Kaufman Hall's managing director and chair, Ken Kaufman, says leaders of healthcare provider organizations must act now with speed and sophistication to develop the financial foundation for an effective COVID-19 recovery.
6 major long-term implications for the nation’s healthcare system post-COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the nation has historical implications. Among the various national responses, we likely will see investments in strengthening hospitals’ abilities to deploy temporary facilities, draw upon backup staffing and build stockpiles of key items.
HFMA’s Region 5 raises more than $17k for Charleston, South Carolina, nonprofit, Amor Healing Kitchen
HFMA’s Region 5 came together during the Southeastern Summit to donate $17,320 to Amor Healing Kitchen, a Charleston nonprofit, which serves freshly cooked food to people with cancer or other illnesses.
HFMA Chapter members share promotions and new job roles
HFMA Chapter members announce career updates from new jobs to promotions. Plus, one member shares her recent accomplishment with a master’s in legal studies.
Will the CARES Act actually reduce hospital financial stresses?
The COVID-19 crisis raises important questions for the U.S., including how it should prepare for the inevitable occurence of other potential serious pandemics in the future.
The end of the beginning: Outgoing HFMA Chair looks ahead
Healthcare finance leaders should not view the COVID-19 crisis as an ending to what has gone before. Instead, they should see what's happening today as a time for renewal and regeneration.
COVID-19 is the deflection point for new health system flexibility
Integrated health systems will require flexibility as they begin a process of adjusting to the new healthcare environment that follows the COVID-19 crisis.
Patient financial responsibility for COVID-19 treatment: Let’s get it right
Even while hospitals are facing a dire financial situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they should adapt their business practices to account for the hardships facing consumers.
Patient financial responsibility for COVID-19 treatment: let’s get it right
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer addresses issues related to the patient financial experience — and journalists who are covering it —during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How a time management audit can help leaders bring order to their schedules
Leaders can carve out a time management strategy by conducting an audit that examines their own duties, assumptions and preferences, writes Jill Geisler, HFMA’s contributing subject-matter expert on leadership topics.