How hospital quality executives are pitching value-based payment to CFOs
Healthcare quality-improvement executives see ways in which an emphasis on value can improve some hospitals’ finances.
Nov. 4-8: A Medicare advisers meeting is among the week’s national healthcare events
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s two-day public meeting is among major healthcare finance events taking place this week.
HFMA: CMS transparency effort misses the mark
Podcast: HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses HFMA’s perspectives regarding a CMS proposed rule that has generated controversy in that it would require the public release of rates hospitals negotiated with health plans.
Innovative startup works to solve billing problems for patients and providers
HFMA members voted Papaya, a mobile app for patient payment, the most innovative startup at HFMA’s June Annual Conference.
Legislative fight over surprise billing is nearing an end, congressional aide says
Congressional negotiators are said to be close to a compromise on legislation that aims to end surprise medical bills.
News Watch November 2019: Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance
News Watch: News stories about recent developments and trends shaping healthcare finance in the United States.
Growth of Enterprise Solutions reflects the value of HFMA membership
Enterprise members of HFMA testify to the various benefits the membership opportunity has presented to them.
Amid lagging hospital risk taking, value-based payment advocates try to woo CFOs
Hospital CFOs are seen by others in healthcare as the key to spurring organizations and the industry at large to move from fee for service to risk-based payment models.
Hospital payment cuts fund state public-option plans
States are using hospital rate cuts as a key building block to support a growing number of public-option health plans.
How a ‘mini-Optum’ saved $85 million in three years by emphasizing primary care
A Texas clinically integrated network has used a primary care physician-focused approach to lower healthcare spending by $85 million over three years.