Benchmarking and Forecasting

The Importance of a Clean Hospital Room, According to Patients

Medicare cost report data provide a means for assessing the effects of various factors on the quality of a hospital’s housekeeping services and how that quality affects patient perceptions.

HFMA March 21, 2017

Starting Small With Population Health Management

Starting small can help hospitals and health systems prepare to shift to a population health management model.

Reema Shah February 21, 2017

Ask the Experts: Capital Spend Benchmarks

Is there a certain benchmark that hospitals and health systems abide by as a best practice for annual spend on big and small capital projects?

HFMA November 15, 2016

Ask the Expert: Business Metrics

What metrics should hospitals use for business planning?

HFMA January 6, 2016

Ask the Expert: Benchmarks for CAH Lab FTEs

Are there benchmarks for critical access hospitals with respect to the number of FTEs in the Laboratory department based on volume of tests processed?

HFMA August 17, 2015

A KPI Primer: 5 Steps for Creating Meaningful Revenue Cycle Metrics

Healthcare revenue cycle KPIs that have a defined purpose and are actionable can raise staff performance and improve processes.

Kathleen B. Vega February 18, 2015

Ask the Expert: Patient Access Productivity Standards

A list of patient access productivity standards for revenue cycle leaders.

HFMA October 25, 2012

Ask the Expert: Setting Industry Standards for Call Center Activities

Advice for revenue cycle leaders on how they should establish standards for call center activities based on their specific processes.

HFMA October 25, 2012
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