Building a Sustainable Telehealth Program
To ensure their telehealth program is financially sustainable, healthcare organizations must establish appropriate objectives, be strategic about technology, understand the financial risk, and use suitable performance metrics.
How Accurate Mortality Risk Measurement Improves Quality and Value
Keeping risk-adjusted mortality rates low is an essential step when pursuing risk-based payment arrangements, says Brett Senor, MD.
Ask the Expert: Benchmarks for CAH Lab FTEs
Are there benchmarks for critical access hospitals with respect to the number of FTEs in the Laboratory department based on volume of tests processed?
HFMA P&P Board Summary of Not for Profit Reporting Model Changes
HFMA’s Principles & Practices (P&P) Board developed this downloadable resource titled “Not for Profit (NFP) Reporting Model Changes Summary.”
M&A Basics: How to Avoid a Broken Deal
Hospital leaders involved in merger and acquisition discussions need to understand some fundamentals about these transactions to ensure a successful outcome.
An Antitrust Primer
It may be helpful to remember certain basic principles of antitrust law when contemplating mergers and acquisitions.
A KPI Primer: 5 Steps for Creating Meaningful Revenue Cycle Metrics
Healthcare revenue cycle KPIs that have a defined purpose and are actionable can raise staff performance and improve processes.
NY Rural Providers Turn Medical Homes into an ACO
What makes this medical home project different from many others around the country is that it is an all-payer pilot. After lengthy negotiations between providers and payers, the health plans agreed to pay the medical homes $7 per member per month to care for some 100,000 patients during the first year.
CY15 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Fact Sheet
This document summarizes the revised policies pertaining to payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule for calendar year 2015 (CY15).
Forum Webinar: Tackling Two CAH Financial Challenges
Listen to the recording and view the slides and attendee polling answers for this Forum Networking Webinar on two specific challenges that CAHs face.