APCs: An Important Primary Care Resource for Value-Based Care
Health systems should look to advanced practice clinicians, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as qualified providers who can fill the gaps in primary care resulting from a declining supply of primary care physicians.
Hallmark Steering Committee Principles
One health system established clear rules of engagement and responsibilities for its steering committee charged with overseeing a performance improvement effort.
Why Employers Should Appreciate and Leverage a Multi-Generational Workplace
Millennials and Gen-Xers are driving significant change in the workplace that many employees across all generations want, writes HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel, and employers are wise to capitalize on this trend.
Facts in Healthcare Finance: Is Spinning the Numbers Unethical?
A hospital CFO’s ability to separate facts from opinions and perspectives sets the stage for organizational integrity.
7 Valuable Tools to Ensure You Don’t Waste Another Meeting
Lucy Zielinski and Kate Geick of GE Healthcare Camden Group share tips and tools that can help your next meeting run more smoothly and garner more actionable results.
The Outlook for Healthcare Finance Leaders
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the merits of a short-term vs. long-term outlook for healthcare finance leaders.
Are You Truly Committed to Driving Financial Benefit from Clinical Standardization?
Advisory Board’s John Johnston discusses the importance of collaboration and commitment across the health system executive team in achieving meaningful, successful care standardization.
Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain
Finance leaders who engage exclusively in short-term thinking do so at their organization’s peril.
Thrive On
Mary Mirabelli reflects on her term as HFMA Board Chair.
Mastering Your Emotions: You Can’t Leave Home Without Them
Emotions: We truly cannot leave home without them, says Hilda Villaverde, PhD. She takes a deeper look at emotional self-awareness and its benefits.