Healthcare Business Trends

Consumerism and the transition to value are among the trends drawing strategic reactions from healthcare providers, survey finds

A recent survey finds healthcare providers working to ensure their strategic planning incorporates key trends, spurring innovations in care delivery models.

Nick Hut October 8, 2021

Revamping prior authorization: How AI and automation could boost care and revenue

Prior authorization is the most time-consuming transaction for medical providers, taking up to an hour to complete manually. Find out how providers and health plans can save up to $417 million annually be automating prior authorizations.

HFMA October 5, 2021

COVID-19 requires intensified due diligence to understand its impact on the financial performance of health systems

Analyzing a health system’s financial performance is critical when making business decisions for the organization, but performing such an analysis is far from being straightforward for 2020 and 2021.

Tejash Lodhavia, ASA, CVA September 30, 2021

Reframing health as an investment: What we stand to gain

FMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses the implications of reframing health as an investment rather than an expenditure.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA September 30, 2021

Time for another extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency?

Hospitals and other healthcare providers are starting to ask whether it would be prudent and appropriate for the government-declared public health emergency (PHE) to be extended once again.

Gail R Wilensky, PhD September 30, 2021

Why cost effectiveness of health should be the prime point of focus for healthcare

Editor's Note for Cost Effectiveness of Health Report.

Eric C. Reese, PhD September 27, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Front-line healthcare workers leaving jobs without having another one lined up, McKinsey survey shows

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: The Great Attrition is a real phenomenon, health systems have been slow to optimize technology, and chronic care is likely to grow telehealth use.

Deborah Filipek September 23, 2021

The hospital industry is projected to finish 2021 with a $54 billion loss, report finds

The financial turmoil that has affected hospitals and health systems throughout the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be alleviated during the remainder of this year, according to projections.

Nick Hut September 21, 2021

Study finds little correlation between market concentration and high healthcare prices

The findings have implications as policymakers consider ways to curb healthcare prices.

Nick Hut September 21, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Providers should continue forward movement on improving digital patient access, survey suggests

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Expectations for convenient access to care in the pandemic era, a look at ICU bed use across the U.S., and the cost of hospitalizations among unvaccinated adults.

Deborah Filipek September 3, 2021
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