Healthcare Business Trends

Using Business Intelligence to Succeed in Value-Based Care

Gain buy in for value-based care by picking a few key areas to cost and monitor. A few easy wins builds momentum and confidence across a healthcare organization.

Laura Ramos Hegwer October 1, 2018

The ongoing pursuit of better payment models

HFMA will be your source for all things related to payment trends, as it may be one of the hottest topics in our industry. 

Kevin Brennan, FHFMA, CPA September 26, 2018

Understanding the System Bottom Lines for Market-Based Primary Care

The concept of primary care is being transformed by changes to its subsystems related to  demand, supply, organization, and linkages.

Keith D. Moore, MCP September 26, 2018

Beyond the Rhetoric: Implications and Unintended Consequences of Tax Reform and Medicare Policy

Tax reform and changes in federal healthcare policy could have the unintended effect of exacerbating the challenges U.S. hospital face in contending with uncompensated care.

Chris Bell September 26, 2018

Fitch Maintains Negative Outlook for NFP Hospitals

Sept. 24—Not-for-profit hospitals’ operating profitability appears to have peaked two years ago, a rating agency concluded, as it maintained a negative outlook for the sector.

Rich Daly September 25, 2018

The Troubling State of Not-for-Profit Hospitals’ Finances

Ken Perez discusses options not-for-profit hospitals should be exploring that go beyond just better management of labor and supply costs in the context of current financial woes.

Ken Perez September 13, 2018

Balancing Innovation and Delivery

As healthcare organizations look toward moving into the next phase of innovation, they must not lose sight of their core mission.

Brandon Klar, MHSA August 29, 2018

Administration Meets Challenge to Risk-Adjustment Payments, Counter to Critics’ Assumptions

Responding to a New Mexico district court’s ruling against the risk-adjustment program established by the Affordable Care Act, CMS initially put the program’s payments to collections and payment on hold, but then took steps to reinstate the program.

Gail R. Wilensky August 29, 2018

Just How Different Is the Healthcare Market?

Healthcare stakeholders should start treating consumers in the same manner as other industries that operate more like free markets, writes Joseph J. Fifer, president and CEO, HFMA.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA August 22, 2018

Health Systems Share ‘Pearls of Innovation’

A recent investor conference featured presentations by 27 tax-exempt health systems. Common threads include quality and safety and consumer focus.

Edward Chadwick August 15, 2018
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