hfm Magazine: May 2018
The May 2018 edition of hfm explores the healthcare capital market outlook, equipment replacement strategies, variable-rate demand bonds, and the drivers behind the total cost of care.
Video: Denials and the Revenue Cycle
David Dyke, former vice president of product management for Change Healthcare, discusses how to reduce denials that disrupt the revenue cycle and how to keep up with changing rules around claims.
The Business Case for Fighting Physician Burnout
Mitigating physician burnout may help to reduce turnover and the many costs that come with it, and industry leaders are taking steps to quantify the ROI.
The Study of Factors Influencing the Total Cost of Health Care
A study conducted by HFMA, Leavitt Partners, and McManis Consulting investigated factors driving the total cost of health care in the United States.
Reimagining Cross-Continuum Relationships
This article examines how DHG Healthcare partnered with a health system to improve care coordination for hip replacements due to fracture.
Palliative Care in the ED Improves Value
Although implementing palliative care processes in the ED is challenging initially, such care can reduce avoidable costs and unnecessary suffering.
How Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care Plans Can Improve Quality Reporting
Integration of risk, quality, and care programs is among the steps that can help health plans in the government-sponsored healthcare space lower the burden of accurately documenting and reporting quality metrics.
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.
How Diversity in Executive Teams Contributes to Financial Success
Organizations with high levels of diversity and inclusion perform better on key business metrics, according to a new report and the experiences of health system leaders.
Value-Based Care Requires More Versatile Talent
As the lines between health plans and providers blur in today’s integrated healthcare organizations, leaders recognize the benefits of sharing and developing talent across traditional organizational and industry boundaries.