Strategies for Successful Value-Based Partnerships
The Executive Experience session at HFMA’s ANI 2017 brought together leaders from finance, clinical medicine, and health plans to explore ways to partner in value-based care initiatives.
Integrating Healthcare Revenue and Operating Models to Create a Sustainable Future
As the first step in any initiative, the analysis and strategy development for adopting a new revenue model is key to the success of implementation.
Assessing SNF Providers by Overall Quality Rating
An analysis of skilled nursing facilities looking at their CMS star ratings identified trends favorable to not-for-profit SNFs.
Fight Consumerism Fatigue
Consumerism may be slipping lower on healthcare leaders’ priority lists. Although it may not seem urgent, it’s more important than ever. Here’s why.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.