Healthcare Business Trends

Healthcare labor update: Employment data and research findings underscore ongoing challenges

As highlighted in new employment data and new studies, the healthcare labor market continues to constrain hospitals.

Nick Hut January 10, 2022

Accelerated drug approvals present a mounting challenge to oncologists and raises concerns about cost effectiveness for health system finance leaders

In the past year, Americans have witnessed two extremes of the FDA’s accelerated approval process, exposing both profound strengths and worrisome weaknesses. Finance leaders should keep informed about new drug treatment options, their associated costs and efficacy and whether lower-cost alternatives that have the same efficacy are available so they can engage in meaningful conversations with clinicians about which options truly promote cost effectiveness of health.

Andrew Hertler, MD, FACP January 7, 2022

Payvider Survey Summary Report

HFMA, with sponsorship from Guidehouse, surveyed over 100 health system CFOs and finance and managed care executives to understand payvider model trends. The survey indicates that provider organizations are gravitating towards risk-based payment models. Nearly 60% of health systems responding to the survey plan to advance into risk-based Medicare Advantage models this year. Survey respondents…

HFMA January 7, 2022

Healthcare 2030: The Chartis Group and Bank of America discuss embracing disruptors and rethinking care delivery

Melissa McCain, director and leader of the consumer access digital transformation practice of The Chartis Group, and Charles Alston, market executive leader of Bank of America’s healthcare team in the southeastern U.S., discuss HFMA’s Healthcare 2030 series and share insights about what hospitals and health systems should be considering as they plan for the next decade.

Erika Grotto January 7, 2022

Healthcare 2030: The Chartis Group and Bank of America discuss embracing disruptors and rethinking care delivery

Listen to the podcast. On this episode of HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance podcast, Melissa McCain, director and leader of the consumer access digital transformation practice of The Chartis Group and Charles Alston, market executive leader of Bank of America’s healthcare team in the southeastern U.S., discussed HFMA’s Healthcare 2030 series and what hospitals and…

Erika Grotto January 7, 2022

Hospital margins increased in November, but labor expenses remained a drag on finances

A skewed labor market continued to affect hospital finances in November even as operating margins improved from October.

Nick Hut January 7, 2022

What would you do if your best employee quit tomorrow? Anton Gunn shares the secrets to effective succession planning

Leadership consultant Anton Gunn discusses why succession planning is important not only for C-suite executives but everyone in an organization. He also shares insights about how to train and develop up-and-coming leaders either to take over or to leave the organization for a better opportunity.

Erika Grotto January 6, 2022

5 keys to succession planning with leadership consultant Anton Gunn

Listen to the podcast. Imagine for a moment that you win the lottery tonight. Congratulations! You’re off to Tahiti, and it’s goodbye to the day job. Have you thought about who’s going to take your place? Now, imagine your boss bought a lottery ticket and has pulled you aside to say, “If I win big,…

Erika Grotto January 6, 2022

Policy analyst and hfm columnist Paul Keckley discusses the cost effectiveness of health

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Paul Keckley, managing editor of The Keckley Report and author of an upcoming column in hfm magazine about the economy and healthcare spending, public health and the pandemic, and the cost effectiveness of health.

Erika Grotto December 22, 2021

The HFMA editorial team discusses the biggest healthcare stories of the year and looks ahead to 2022

HFMA's award-winning editorial team looks back on key stories from 2021 in the news, hfm magazine, HFMA's Community, the podcast and more.

Erika Grotto December 22, 2021
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