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Trendsetter: Embracing New Technologies to Reimagine the Revenue Cycle

By partnering with all stakeholders, exploring and advancing new technologies, and fostering collaboration, Change Healthcare helps providers and payers navigate the transforming healthcare marketplace—aiming to enable a new paradigm in which health care is more efficient, effective, and patient-centric.

HFMA December 29, 2017

The Continued Move to Greater Integration and Consolidation

The nation’s hospitals face a potential threat of being excluded from the healthcare delivery system based on recent merger and acquisition activity in the industry.

Gail R Wilensky, PhD December 20, 2017

Preparing for Post-Live Optimization for an EHR Conversion

Although electronic health record system conversions are complex, mapping a timeline for optimization can help health systems meet their short- and long-term goals for the new system. 

Andrew Hancock December 20, 2017

Let’s Have a Think

Healthcare finance leaders should think deeply about what they can do to meaningfully contribute to advancing meaningful improvements, including transformed leadership structures, within the nation’s healthcare system.

Carol A. Friesen, FHFMA, MPH December 20, 2017

The Changing Health Policy Debate and the Unyielding Imperative of Value-Based Care

Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have been temporarily put on hold while the party focuses on tax reform.

Ken Perez December 20, 2017

Analyzing the Frequency of Changes Among Worksheets in Medicare’s HCRIS

A study ranked worksheets providers use in filing Medicare cost reports by the frequency with which they needed to be updated, highlighting some areas requiring special attention from individuals charged with completing the cost reports.

HFMA December 20, 2017

Pick Up the Pace (or Forfeit the Race)

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses recent healthcare industry merger news in the context of consumerism and collaboration imperatives.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA December 20, 2017

The Year Ahead: What 2017 ACA Changes Could Mean for 2018 and 2019

Healthcare providers can expect an impact in 2018 from changes made by the Trump administration in 2017 that could lead to a decline in the number of Americans with health insurance and an increase in health plans with fewer benefits.

Lia Winfield, PhD December 20, 2017

Responsive Payment Support: Finding the Right Balance for Patients With HDHPs

With growing numbers of self-pay patients face difficulties in meeting their payment obligations, healthcare providers can assist them by providing responsive payment support, including offers of tailored payment plans 

John Talaga December 20, 2017

Emerging Value-Based Payment Trends Transforming Health Care in 2018

Hospitals and health systems plan a range of care delivery innovations in 2018 to help them reach more of the quality improvement goals of various payment models.

Rich Daly December 20, 2017
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