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New Models Redefine Primary Care

CPC+ is among the advanced primary care initiatives that encourage providers to enhance their approach to health care in a way that boosts quality and patient engagement.

Karen Wagner February 20, 2017

Strategic Financial Planning: Spring 2017

Subscribers can access the Spring 2017 issue of Strategic Financial Planning.

HFMA February 15, 2017

Employed Physician Alignment Lags Hospital C Suite Assumptions

A survey found a 26 point percentage gap between employed physicians reported trust in hospital leadership and what hospital leaders perceive as physicians’ trust in them.  

HFMA February 14, 2017

Don’t Triage Transformation

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System and Texas Health Resources are two of the most process-literate health systems in the country today, having dramatically redesigned their leadership and operations to prepare for value and improved performance over several years.

Kate Goonan February 14, 2017

2017 CFO Outlook Performance Management Trends and Priorities

To succeed in today’s changing healthcare environment, finance teams must be able to quickly and accurately distill complex data and translate it into meaningful insights for stakeholders.

HFMA February 14, 2017

Managing the Ethical Aspects of MACRA

Value is the key driver and organizing principle of MACRA and MIPS. Therefore, it is critical to define value from the view of different healthcare stakeholders.

William Marty Martin February 14, 2017

Act Offers Funding for Research Mental Health Care

Recent legislation allows for additional funding of medical detox or substance abuse treatment centers and allows for Medicaid coverage for mental health treatment.

HFMA February 14, 2017

Identifying the Gap Between Hospital and Free-Standing Prices

One-third of healthcare finance leaders have created separate pricing for certain outpatient procedures versus inpatient procedures to mitigate volume migration from hospitals. Their greatest concerns are how low the pricing should go and how will this pricing impact the bottom line.

Jamie Cleverley February 14, 2017

RWJBarnabas Health Transforms Its Equipment Replacement and Service Strategy

New processes, coupled with decision-support software, have helped New Jersey’s largest health system save on equipment service and better plan for equipment replacement.

Laura Ramos Hegwer February 14, 2017

Define Your Destination Through Personal Branding

HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at the winding career path of Dorie Clark, CEO of Clark Strategic Communications, and how she became a recognized expert in personal branding. Using Clark's principles, Abel provides a wealth of information about how to reinvent yourself through personal branding. 

Joe Abel, CPCC, ACC, PhD February 8, 2017
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