3 objectives for an innovative and practical revenue cycle work-from-home program
To develop a sustainable remote-work policy for revenue cycle staff, healthcareganizations must address concerns about staff morale, team cohesion and protection of cash flow.
Primary care providers are partnering with employers to form an optimal primary care delivery system
HFMA's Katie Gilfillan says the time may be right for a re-orientation of the healthcare system, where hospitals, physician groups and purchasers of care along with payment models are aligned to support a more patient-centric system.
A surprising analysis around hospital reimbursement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus: What is Joe Biden’s healthcare plan?
Iodine Software's Troy Wasilefsky discusses a recent analysis his company performed around hospital reimbursement. Some of the results may surprise you. Also in this episode, Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany discuss Joe Biden's healthcare plan.
Telehealth: How the COVID-19 pandemic can ultimately lead to better health in rural communities
Doug Morse, CEO of Iowa's Hansen Family Hospital, and Rebecca Marsh, a senior vice president at nThrive, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many healthcare organizations to ramp up their telehealth strategies quickly and how that increase in telehealth has introduced opportunities for telehealth in rural communities.
The coronavirus pandemic: A time when cash becomes priceless
Venson Wallin and Richard Walker of BDO Consulting discuss cash: how to get it, how to keep it, and how to use it wisely.
The journey back from COVID-19: COVID-19: A guide to economic recovery for health system CFOs
As healthcare CFOs prepare fro the aftermath iof the COVID-19 pandemic, they should adopt a new mindset for addressing strategies around human capital, revenue recovery, cost reduction and capital investment.
Congress may not provide a surprise bill fix prior to the election, but patients may find HFMA’s consumer guide useful
Given Congress is unlikely to provide a surprise bill fix prior to the election, Chad Mulvany suggests hospitals provide patients with HFMA's consumer guide on avoiding surprise bills to learn what questions to ask prior to any scheduled services.
7 ways to improve collaboration between finance and clinical leadership
By taking the right approach to collaboration, healthcare finance and clinical leaders can improve results for their patients and their organizations.
Trump administration extends public health emergency to October
The federal public health emergency stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic was extended by 90 days to late October.
Hospitals with health plans have gotten a financial boost during the pandemic
Hospitals with provider-sponsored health plans have obtained a financial cushion to offset the steep losses from the coronavirus pandemic on the provider side.