Accounting and Financial Reporting

Why bigger isn’t better when it comes to the cost effectiveness of health

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer reflects on the need to assess cost effectiveness of health through the eyes of care purchasers.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA April 28, 2021

The AAHA and the tumult of Medicare

Passage of Medicare in 1965 would have a profound effect on the American Association of Hospital Accounting, resulting in a change of name and direction for the Association.

HFMA April 27, 2021

Why the federal agency that oversees healthcare payment innovation is rethinking its approach

The director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation is conducting a “strategic refresh” of the agency to consider how the healthcare industry’s transition to value can be improved.

Nick Hut April 25, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Healthcare entities are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including mandated vaccines for healthcare workers, a delay to Medicare payment cuts and the higher costs of ED visits that involve surprise medical bills.

Deborah Filipek April 16, 2021

Why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to the cost effectiveness of health

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer reflects on the need to assess cost effectiveness of health through the eyes of care purchasers.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA April 16, 2021

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Stay up-to-date with HFMA's regularly published news that covers regulatory and legislative changes and healthcare finance trends.

HFMA April 16, 2021

HFMA’s virtual Cost Effectiveness of Health Summit May 6-7 addresses the healthcare industry’s continuous spending growth and explores a more sustainable model

Healthcare leaders will begin collaborating on how to address the industry’s continuous spending growth and work toward a more sustainable future during HFMA's virtual Cost Effectiveness of Health Summit May 6-7.

Deborah Filipek April 14, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Federal bailout money helped some of the nation’s wealthier hospitals prosper despite COVID-19

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including wealthier hospitals prospering despite COVID-19, oncologists seeing more new advanced-stage cancer patients and the burden of prior authorizations during COVID.

Deborah Filipek April 9, 2021

HHS issues various updates to Provider Relief Fund FAQs

HHS updated its 60-page list of FAQs for recipients of Provider Relief Fund payments.

Nick Hut April 6, 2021

40% of hospitals reconsidering traditional budgeting amid pandemic: HFMA poll

A n October 2020 HFMA survey, by Strata Decision Technology, found that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many U.S. hospitals to consider moving from a traditional budgeting process to rolling forecasting, with one in five already having made the move.

Lisa Eramo, MA April 5, 2021
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