Control labor costs with a 7-pronged approach
Understanding future needs and eliminating non-value activities are two key components to reducing costs and building a quality workforce.
October 2019: Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance
News Watch: News stories about recent developments and trends shaping healthcare finance in the United States.
Bad debt expense benchmarks: U.S. acute care hospitals show improvements since 2015
Data Trends: Bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue for U.S. hospitals declined from 2015 through 2018.
1,000 rural hospitals could close
From the Chair: If a public option for healthcare were to be enacted into law, the consequences would likely be severe for the nation's rural hospitals.
3 starter steps for health systems pursuing value-based contracts
A health system's ability to succeed under any of the new Medicare value-based payment programs will depend on how effectively it meets 3 strategic imperatives for effective performance in risk contracts.
Missouri Chapter embarks on Enterprise membership ‘road show’
Enterprise News: HFMA's Greater Heartland Chapter has embarked on an initiative to educate its new Enterprise members about the benefit's of membership in the Association.
Hospitals innovate to control labor costs
Hospital labor costs have steadily increased amid consumerism and other trends, but some organizations are finding new ways to address the challenge.
Former HFMA Chair Kari Cornicelli joins Phoenix Children’s
People: A glimpse of Kari Cornicelli accomplishments and updates about other healthcare finance professionals.
Region 8 conference attendees focus on overcoming obstacles
Chapter News: Healthcare finance professionals learned how to succeed in an obstacle-filled world at HFMA’s Region 8 annual Mid America Summer Institute conference.
Enjoin: Enabling Holistic Clinical Documentation Improvement
James Fee, MD, CEO of Enjoin, discusses the importance of holistic clinical documentation to realize success with existing fee-for-service payment models, as well as value-based care and population health initiatives.