Patient Safety and Quality: Reimagining the Role of Finance
Healthcare finance leaders should not focus only on meeting externally imposed payment requirements; they should collaborate with clinicians and health plan leaders on sustainably improving healthcare safety and value.
Reengineering Integrated Care Relationships
Leaders of integrated care networks should be alert to opportunities for improvement in changing circumstances, whether the organization requires only small adjustments or a complete overhaul.
Club and a Dream
At 60 years old, Robin Bradbury finally reached his 50-year goal to become a world-ranked golfer.
Whether You Win or Lose, Don’t Lose the Lessons
HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel looks at the career wins and losses of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, and how we can learn career lessons from Young's attitude about winning and losing.
Giving Your ‘Gifts’ Away can Help Define Your Purpose
Lin Sue Cooney, director of community engagement for Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, writes about how using her gifts to serve others led her to make a career transition from broadcast journalism to health care.
CEO Says to Embrace the Forks in the Road of Your Career Journey
For Avein Saaty-Tafoya, CEO of Adelante Healthcare in Phoenix, her career has been all about embracing the bumps in the road. Her story will change the way you look at career opportunities.
How Positivity Provides Fuel for Your Career
Are you a pessimist, optimist, or realist? How do you know? Hilda Villaverde, PhD, looks at the benefits of positivity in our lives and careers, and provides an assessment tool to fine-tune your optimism level.
CFO Uses Caring and Compassion to Guide Her Career Journey
Although she didn't start out working in health care, Sharp VP/CFO Kari Cornicelli was quickly drawn to the field because of the opportunity to use her financial skills in an environment in which caring and compassion are at the forefront of the business.
Video: Leadership and the Challenge of Fixing Health Care
Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, senior vice president and dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine and CEO of University of Utah Health Care discusses her career path and perspective on being a healthcare leader in this time of great change.
Message to Providers: Expect More Pricing Scrutiny
Healthcare finance leaders should review their organizations’ cost structure to ensure that their healthcare spending consistently adds value to patient care.