Jana Cook: Rural healthcare’s challenges need not impede growth
Jana Cook, CFO of Phelps Health in Rolla, MO, has successfully managed the challenges of rural hospital operations, including staffing shortages, lack of negotiating power, and difficulty in recruiting clinical providers, to maintain financial viability and grow the organization during the pandemic.
Inside HFMA: A new HFMA cost report certification will help build the next generation of cost report experts
Sam Antonios, MD, saw HFMA’s newly launched Certified Hospital Cost Report Specialist (CHCRS) certification as a way to build on previous training, but little did he know when enrolling that he’d be the first person to complete the training and pass the exam. “When HFMA released a cost report resource and certification, I was particularly…
HFMA 2024-25 Leadership Directory
HFMA’s annual Leadership Directory provides a listing of the Association’s National, Regional and Chapter leaders.
5 HFMA members take on new professional roles
HFMA members have assumed new professional challenges over the past few months. For some, that meant starting a new position. For others, it was earning multiple HFMA certifications. Ballad Health taps Phillip Childree as CFO for Southwest Virginia market Phillip Childree, CHFP, MBA, is the new CFO of Ballad Health Southwest Virginia, overseeing the health…
Childcare center at CCM Health helps in recruiting and retaining staff
CCM Health in Montevideo, MN, opened a childcare center in 2020 to attract and retain staff. The center has since been expanded to accommodate up to 31 children, and it has a waiting list, with plans to expand further.
Texas chapter presidents join forces and shift focus
For just the second time in HFMA history, all three Chapters in the state of Texas have presidents who are women. (The first time was 2019-2020.) Not surprisingly, they plan to use the platform to advocate for and support female leaders. But that’s not all. They’ve also committed to changing the Texas culture from chapter-specific…
Marc Scher: Making the right moves forward for payer-provider collaboration
If innovation is key to moving forward as an industry and as an organization, so is the ability to nurture strong relationships. It’s a skill that is crucial to navigating payer-provider relations, where the stakes can mean the difference between a patient being able to access care locally and having to travel long distances for…
Jill Geisler: 10 questions for leaders who want to be better delegators
Ask managers how they’re doing these days, and you’re likely to get the universal answer: “Busy. Really busy.” Today’s leaders must navigate meetings, projects, personnel issues, paperwork, planning, hiring, coaching, strategizing — and putting out the inevitable fires. But when a well-meaning person says, “Maybe you could delegate a few things,” it can frustrate the…
Networking and practical solutions are 2 of the top HFMA Community benefits
Some of the most active groups in HFMA’s online Community were formed as a result of member suggestions. That’s why Community managers listened when they recently received requests for new groups to discuss current events and needs. The 450-member strong Change Healthcare outage group is one prominent example. As the impact of the Change Healthcare…
Honor Roll: HFMA recognizes members who earned certifications in Q2 2024
HFMA offers 10 certifications for members to validate their expertise and demonstrate their commitment to the profession, with 2,115 individuals earning certifications in Q2 and 101 of them earning more than one certification.