Finance and Business Strategy

Unlock Financial Stability and Growth: The Essential Role of Non-Recourse Patient Financing in Healthcare

Download this white paper to learn how your healthcare organization can utilize non-recourse patient financing as a powerful alternative to traditional collection methods, offering benefits like predictable revenue, reduced bad debt, and improved cash flow.

HFMA August 8, 2024

Ascension’s investment in R1 RCM pays off with $1.1 billion valuation

R1 RCM signed a definitive agreement to be acquired in full by funds affiliated with investment firms TowerBrook Capital Partners — currently a partial owner — and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $8.9 billion including about $3 billion in debt. The deal values the revenue cycle management company at $14.30 per share, which would attach…

Paul Barr, MS, MBA August 2, 2024

The fate of the FTC’s ‘noncompete’ rule appears muddled after early court decisions (updated)

Aug. 20 update: This article has been updated with news that a court has halted the FTC’s rule from taking effect. See the update below. A highly scrutinized rule prohibiting employers from using noncompete agreements has received a mixed reaction in the courts during the leadup to its implementation. Set to take effect Sept. 4,…

Nick Hut August 1, 2024

Premier’s AI platform offers a data-driven solution for medical group leaders

Learn about how Provider Practice Benchmarking allows medical group leaders to directly measure their performance across more than 150 physician and advanced practitioner specialties in a number of areas from a single reporting platform.

HFMA August 1, 2024

Healthcare organizations increasingly rely on third-party solutions for RCM tasks

While healthcare organizations rely on native EHR functionality for certain revenue cycle management (RCM) tasks, they increasingly look to third-party solutions for others. But what questions should they be asking? Check out key takeaways in this research report.

HFMA August 1, 2024

How nonprofit health systems can benefit from post-acute care partnerships

Nonprofit health systems are increasingly partnering with for-profit operators to deliver post-acute care, which is necessary due to margin compression, difficulty in delivering cost-effective care, and lack of core competencies.

Max Reynolds, JD July 26, 2024

HFMA recognized by multiple organizations for exceptional education, editorial and website

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has received numerous awards for its innovative educational program, editorial content and high-quality website.

Deborah Filipek July 2, 2024

Annual Conference Day 4: Geeta Nayyar discusses information gaps and the promise and perils of technology

Applications of technology and the purveyance of information are key issues impacting the efficacy of the healthcare system, author and healthcare technology expert Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, explained during Thursday’s keynote session in Las Vegas. In a sit-down discussion with HFMA President and CEO Ann Jordan, Nayyar described working at the intersection of medicine and…

Nick Hut June 27, 2024

Annual Conference Day 3: UnitedHealth, Optum executives discuss resilience strategies for healthcare

Especially after being on the front lines of the most impactful cyberattack to hit the healthcare industry, leaders with UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and Optum have plenty of thoughts on how stakeholders can shore up their defenses. UHG is the parent company and Optum a sister company of Change Healthcare, which was the target of a…

Paul Barr, MS, MBA June 27, 2024

Annual Conference Day 2: Keynote speaker Suneel Gupta expounds on the importance of recharging

Rest and breaks from work should be viewed not as a reward, but as a resource that supports performance, Suneel Gupta, wellness CEO, best-selling author and visiting scholar with Harvard Medical School, told HFMA Annual Conference attendees during Tuesday’s keynote presentation in Las Vegas. “When we look at the science behind human performance, what we…

Paul Barr, MS, MBA June 26, 2024
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