Finance and Business Strategy

Details released on how much each provider will receive from $30 billion in CARES funding

Hospitals should have begun receiving CARES Act funding April 10, but the funds require accepting specific terms.

Rich Daly April 10, 2020

Telehealth’s impact on clinic staffing models post-COVID-19

HFMA's Chad Mulvany predicts that if COVID-19 leads to widespread usage of telehealth, post-pandemic it will lead to a rethinking of primary care clinic footprints and staffing models.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA April 7, 2020

Key challenges hospitals must address to improve supply chain team effectiveness

To improve cost performance around physician preference items, hospitals must address challenges posed by the sheer volume of supplies and cost transparency, among others.

Anthony Long, MBA, FACHE, FACCA April 7, 2020

How a physician scorecard helps a clinically integrated network drive value

Mary Washington Health Alliance uses a scorecard to rate participating physicians on activities that promote value.

Nick Hut April 6, 2020

Key hospital provisions and some questions requiring resolution from the CARES Act

Summary of the top five CARES Act provisions impacting hospital finances and the open questions associated with those provisions.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA April 2, 2020

Introducing a tool for improving the patient financial experience

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer suggests that the patient financial experience can be improved by taking a page from the Disney playbook..

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA April 2, 2020

Will the value-based movement be re-energized in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on national health expenditure?

HFMA's Chad Mulvany says he hopes healthcare payers and providers will be able to use the coronavirus crisis and the resulting impact on the national health expenditure as a catalyst to revive the value-based movement.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA April 2, 2020

3 tips for effective financial leadership during the coronavirus crisis

Healthcare finance leaders can provide crucial stewardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry expert says.

HFMA April 1, 2020

Providence deploys technology, analytics in response to the coronavirus pandemic

In Washington state, one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic, Providence has enhanced its response by taking advantage of new technology.

Lola Butcher April 1, 2020

March 23-27: CMS webinars are among a proliferation of online-only events in healthcare finance

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of March 23.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020
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