Finance and Business Strategy

How to Revisit Private Placement Debt

Hospitals should reassess the private placement debt they accrued in the recent constrained lending market to determine their best options now that the market has loosened. 

Kelly Arduino October 2, 2017

Contemplating the Personal Side of Healthcare Integration

When considering a merger or affiliation, healthcare leaders can examine the proposal from a personal vantage point, as if the discussions of the transaction were a dialogue between individuals.

Keith D. Moore, MCP October 2, 2017

A Physician’s Guide to Financial Management Basics

Being able to analyze an income statement can help physician leaders identify what actions to take when variances occur. Similarly, knowing how to make a business case can help physician leaders secure staff or equipment they may need for a particular initiative.

Laura Ramos Hegwer September 28, 2017

Select Healthcare Financial Management Terms

Break even Analysis (BE) Technique for calculating the volume required for a specific service where expenses equal revenue generated. Charges (Gross Charges) Billed amount

HFMA September 28, 2017

Connecting Clinical and Community Resources

In the era of population health management, healthcare organizations should address social determinants of health by implementing programs both within the organization and in collaboration with community partners.

Jamo Rubin September 28, 2017

How to Optimize Ambulatory Care

Leaders from across the healthcare continuum describe how making strategic improvements to an ambulatory platform can boost organizations both financially and operationally.

Kathleen Vega September 20, 2017

Healthcare Real Estate Strategies That Enhance Value

Value-based care has altered healthcare delivery, leading to new real estate strategies that include building outpatient centers or micro-hospitals that are easier for patients to access.

Elizabeth Barker September 20, 2017

Expanding the Continuum of Care

Social determinants of health are becoming increasingly relevant to healthcare stakeholders as the industry transitions to population health management, writes Joseph J. Fifer, president and CEO, HFMA.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA September 20, 2017

Optimize Patient Payments with a Unified Merchant Services Solution

By using a unified merchant services approach, healthcare organizations can give patients the ability to pay how they want, where they want, and when they want—opening opportunities to optimize revenue streams and cash flow in the process.

Arkady Fridman September 20, 2017

Video: Why Executive Presence Matters

Donde Plowman, executive vice chancellor for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, provides insight into executive presence and how it affects women in the workplace.

HFMA August 24, 2017
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