Financing in the 2020s: Look for higher interest rates
A review of hospital financing practices prior to the Great Recession of 2008 provides insight into how current practices might best respond to a new period of rising interest rates.
Providers explore new territory with health plan ownership
Health systems are showing renewed interest in forming provider-sponsored health plans for a number of reasons, including rising enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans and discontent with payer-provider partnerships.
What to know before rolling out a PSHP
Healthcare organizations that are launching a provider-sponsored health plan should consider four recommendations.
Change Healthcare: Curbing Bad Debt by Improving the Patient Financial Experience
In this roundtable, several revenue cycle leaders discuss how they are tackling escalating patient responsibility, exploring the value of putting individuals on pathways toward payment that boost satisfaction and revenue.
Oregon Chapter creates an informational campaign for new Enterprise members
HFMA's Oregon Chapter has embarked on a campaign to help its Enterprise members enjoy the full value and benefits of membership in the Association.
Historical perspective on hospital financing practices, 1998-2018
The marriage of variable-rate debt and derivatives was certainly the biggest new development in hospital financing practice of the 1998-2008 decade and the one most likely to be carried forward over the next 10 years.
New payment and service delivery models defined
A brief outline of new payment and service delivery models launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Ontario Systems: Helping Healthcare Organizations Realize the Benefits of an Accountable Collections Team
Steve Scibetta, vice president and general manager at Ontario Systems, offers strategies for optimizing the revenue cycle, including employing supportive accounts receivable technology and building an accountable collections team.
5 lessons on launching a provider-sponsored health plan
Leading health systems are beginning to reap the benefits of health plan ownership. Organizations that are preparing to launch provider-sponsored health plans can benefit from the lessons learned by four health systems that have experience with this strategy.
BLS|Revecore: Technology-Driven Underpayment Review Services
In this article, BLS|Revecore talks about how its underpayment review technology and deep industry expertise help organizations collect dollars that would otherwise go unrecovered.