Reflections on HFMA’s Core Values
In a tribute to the late Ray High, a member of HFMA's South Carolina chapter, HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, reflects on HFMA's core values.
Hiring for Effective Post Service Revenue Cycle Performance
Revenue cycle leaders agree that positive, motivated candidates can overcome a lack of back-end knowledge and experience to become valuable employees.
Finding Cost Savings in the Era of Value
The transition to value requires healthcare organizations to control costs while maintaining quality and patient satisfaction.
Self-Awareness and Self-Care are Critical to Women Leaders’ Success
Research has shown that employee happiness is good for the bottom line. Kelsey Wong, designer of emotionally intelligent workplaces, presents universal principles that can boost employees' morale and sense of appreciation—for the benefit of the organization.
Self-Awareness and Self-Care are Critical to Women Leaders’ Success
April Gill, vice president of analytics solutions at Welltok, writes about how establishing good habits is the key to thriving in the most demanding of careers.
How to Become the Master Gardener of Your Health
The metaphor of caring for a garden is not new, but it's a valuable parallel to caring for our health and wellness, writes Hilda Villaverde, PhD
If You’re Passionate About Health, Don’t Ignore the No. 1 Cause of Death for Women
Revenue cycle consultant Mary Lee DeCoster draws attention to the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, many of which are in women's power to control.
Healthy Eating is a Personal Journey
A diabetes scare in her mid-20s sent Shanna Hanson, manager of business knowledge for Human Arc, on a decades-long wellness journey that altered the course of her life and improved her health and well-being.
Palliative Care Training Program Enhances Care Quality
Clifford Fullerton of Baylor Scott & White Health describes how expanding palliative care training to clinicians outside that specialty is a great step toward achieving the Quadruple Aim.
Outward Mind-Set is Game-Changer for Leading Teams
For Beth Friedman, founder and president of Agency Ten22, reading business books is a passion that led her to pick up The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves by the Arbinger Institute, which helped her change her mind-set and improve her personal and professional relationships.