Healthcare News of Note: CMS offers new guidance on making healthcare price transparency information searchable
CMS guidance on making price transparency information searchable, a correlation between job loss and nurse suicides and using incentives to move hospitals away from just-in-time PPE inventories are all topics covered in this week’s Healthcare News of Note.
7 steps for supporting organizational well-being and mitigating clinician burnout
As part of a strategy to mitigate burnout and boost clinician well-being, interventions should be tailored to the specific needs of teams.
Healthcare News of Note: Healthcare entities are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for staff
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including mandated vaccines for healthcare workers, a delay to Medicare payment cuts and the higher costs of ED visits that involve surprise medical bills.
Why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to the cost effectiveness of health
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer reflects on the need to assess cost effectiveness of health through the eyes of care purchasers.
How leaders can deploy the power of positivity to uplift their teams and their organizations
To boost morale and improve productivity, it’s important for leaders to go beyond words of praise and consider how they can connect with employees on a deeper level.
Hospital M&A activity was low in Q1 2021 but could increase soon
Hospital M&A tracking firms reported low volumes in the first quarter of 2021 but also saw indications that the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic will drive higher levels of activity.
HFMA’s virtual Cost Effectiveness of Health Summit May 6-7 addresses the healthcare industry’s continuous spending growth and explores a more sustainable model
Healthcare leaders will begin collaborating on how to address the industry’s continuous spending growth and work toward a more sustainable future during HFMA's virtual Cost Effectiveness of Health Summit May 6-7.
How providers should prepare for No Surprises deadlines
Nick Hut talks with John Friedel from Abeo about the No Surprises Act and what providers should be doing now to prepare.
Healthcare News of Note: Fewer patients translates to a small reduction in charity care spend for hospitals
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including a reduction in charity care in 2020 due to fewer patients, a review of physician burnout and moral injury data, and what early adopters are doing to test 5G.
HFMA’s formative years: An evolution in chapters
HFMA remembers two of its founding fathers, and the beginning of it's Chapters.