Solid written policy and agility are key to preparing for disaster
Former hospital CFO Ed Tucker shares a disaster preparedness budget model he created after Hurricane Katrina.
How one hospital improved patient access, specialty referrals and completed-appointment rates
Texas Children’s Hospital achieved financial and operational improvements after streamlining referral and scheduling processes to better accommodate providers and patients.
Why LTC providers should prepare for a whole new wave of payment challenges
As the patient population requiring long-term care (LTC) continues to grow, the success of LTC facilities will depend on their ability to turn payment challenges into opportunities, in part by steering clear of false beliefs and implementing effective revenue-recovery processes.
Focus on care transitions brings substantial new LOS-reduction opportunities
Hospitals can derive multiple operating and financial benefits from focusing care improvement efforts on reducing patients' length of stay in acute care.
Why hospitals are struggling to make headway improving cost accounting capabilities
Hospital executives say results of a new HFMA study are true: A range of higher-profile priorities, including simple survival, has kept their organizations from improving their cost-accounting abilities for almost a decade.
AMN Healthcare: Innovator in Workforce Solutions
An innovative workforce solutions company details how its array of staff and technology options help healthcare organizations address workforce challenges and improve patient care quality and efficiency.
Pursuing a Proactive Denials Strategy Helps Resolve Denials and Prevent Recurrence
A look at how one company is partnering with healthcare organizations to use data and technology to address the root causes of long-standing problems, including denials.
Trend suggests the nation’s largest hospitals should prepare for declining available revenues
The nation's largest short-term acute care hospitals have recently seen a rise in allowances and discounts that will underscore the need for them to contain and reduce costs.
Improving the patient financial experience starts with us
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses new legislative proposals related to consumerism in the context of HFMA’s best practices.
The first five phone calls to make when disaster strikes
Hospitals facing an imminent disaster should make five calls to ensure it is fully prepared for the event's impact.