Administration Meets Challenge to Risk-Adjustment Payments, Counter to Critics’ Assumptions
Responding to a New Mexico district court’s ruling against the risk-adjustment program established by the Affordable Care Act, CMS initially put the program’s payments to collections and payment on hold, but then took steps to reinstate the program.
Imagining the Healthcare Revenue Cycle of Tomorrow
HFMA will be source for all things required to create the healthcare revenue cycle of tomorrow.
Marshfield Clinic Finds Success with Home Recovery Care
Marshfield Clinic’s home-hospitalization program is replicating the results that other hospital-at-home initiatives have shown: high patient satisfaction, good clinical outcomes, and significantly lower costs of care.
Just How Different Is the Healthcare Market?
Healthcare stakeholders should start treating consumers in the same manner as other industries that operate more like free markets, writes Joseph J. Fifer, president and CEO, HFMA.
Refining the Art and Skill of Juggling
The relationship between patient satisfaction and payment challenges financial leaders to keep both balls in play.
Big Data: Another Emerging Disruptive Force in Health Care
A Texas hospital used big data to improve processes in magnetic resonance imaging.
For Hospitals Facing Hurricane Season, Preparation and Practice Are Critical
Stewart Simonson, former HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, points to four areas where potentially affected hospitals should consider revising their disaster preparedness plans in preparation for hurricane season.
Effective Merger Integration Requires Focus on All Four Pieces of The Treasury Platform
To achieve a truly effective merger integration, careful attention should be paid to treasury operations and invested assets, along with capital management and external financing.
Six Ways to Look at Your Next Consolidation
To avoid making changes simply for the sake of change, healthcare leaders should attend to any unfinished business from prior changes and ensure any new move toward consolidation accounts for future uncertainty as well as potential new opportunities.
Identifying Opportunities for Innovation in Healthcare Finance
Healthcare finance leaders should be attuned to the presence of opportunities for innovative improvements that may exist all around them.