Finance and Business Strategy

Bundled Payments for Self Pay Patients

Consumers are gaining access to a true healthcare marketplace as hospitals and physician groups offer discounted bundled-payment services for patients with no insurance or high deductibles.

Lola Butcher January 24, 2017

Expert: Outlook for Value ‘Quite Unknown’ Under New President

Robert Berenson, healthcare industry expert, says the healthcare value movement still has a ways to go to realize its full potential.

Jeni Williams January 24, 2017

Webinar: Key Healthcare Trends Will Continue Under Trump

Amid many likely changes in healthcare policy under the Trump administration, the transition to value-based care and the need to be innovative in care delivery and business processes will continue.

Lisa Zamosky January 20, 2017

Cybersecurity: An Enterprise Risk Issue

Providers require a strategy to safeguard themselves against the growing threat of cyberattacks that could compromise the security of protected health information and even put patients’ health at risk.

Tom Andre January 19, 2017

Treating the Mind and Body as One

U.S. health plans are pursuing ways to integrate behavioral health care and primary care with the goal of improving care for patients with mental health conditions.

Ceci Connolly January 19, 2017

Strategies for Time of Deep Uncertainty

Healthcare capital planners should respond volatility in the healthcare marketplace by attending to nuances in financial planning, understanding risk, and preparing for business model shifts.

Kelly Arduino January 19, 2017

Technology as a Thriving Enabler

Technology and technology-enabled access to data are profoundly beneficial to health care, making it critical for healthcare boards to give priority to ensuring cybersecurity.

Mary Mirabelli, FHFMA January 19, 2017

Patient Safety and Quality: Reimagining the Role of Finance

Healthcare finance leaders should not focus only on meeting externally imposed payment requirements; they should collaborate with clinicians and health plan leaders on sustainably improving healthcare safety and value.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA January 19, 2017

The Power and Potential of Telehealth: What Health Systems Should Know

Healthcare leaders should play a role in advocating for new payment policies that will promote the continued expansion of telehealth services throughout the healthcare marketplace.

Samantha Burch January 19, 2017

Reengineering Integrated Care Relationships

Leaders of integrated care networks should be alert to opportunities for improvement in changing circumstances, whether the organization requires only small adjustments or a complete overhaul.

Keith D. Moore, MCP January 19, 2017
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