The whys and why nots of workplace relationships
Listen to the podcast. Pam and Jim. Ben and Leslie. David and Patrick. Television has no shortage of love stories where romantic partners work together. There’s often drama, but most of the time, everyone is fine in the end. Real-life workplace relationships can be just as sweet, but they can also create conflict that has…
Healthcare News of Note: Amazon Care’s virtual health services are now available nationwide, and in-person care services are launching in more than 20 new cities in 2022
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Amazon Care plans to expand in-person care to 20+ new cities in 2022, GAO raises concerns about HHS’s leadership and coordination of public health emergencies, and a new study shows more physicians suffered burnout in 2021 than in 2020.
Jill Geisler: Do you have what it takes to be a first-class mentor?
Jill Geisler discusses the mentor-mentee relationship and shares eight questions leaders should ask themselves before entering into a such an arrangement.
DEI at the healthcare leadership level: Where do we stand?
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer reflects on the healthcare industry’s progress toward improving diversity, equity and inclusion at the leadership level.
Paul Keckley: The healthcare regulatory climate for 2022 — What to expect
Hospitals, physicians and long-term care and ancillary service providers can anticipate significant changes in the regulatory climate in 2022. Although such changes are predictable, context is key: Regulatory policymaking in healthcare in the current environment is limited by disfunctional gridlock in Congress, the fact that 2022 is a mid-term election year and a high level of public anxiety about the economy and healthcare.
Optimizing the revenue cycle by streamlining and automating payment collections
Nine healthcare finance professionals dive into strategies to help entities evolve to meet challenges faced by providers and payers in finding qualified employees in today’s workforce.
Joe Fifer: Reflections on the pandemic, year 3, and its impact on healthcare’s frontline workers
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer shares a perspective on ways to acknowledge healthcare’s frontline workers as the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic begins.
Tammie Jackson: In healthcare finance, bold pursuits require persistence and curiosity
HFMA's 2021-22 Chair says addressing health system challenges such as racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care and limited access to care among some populations due to social determinants of health requires boldness and persistence.
JIll Geisler: Resolve to give your team the gift of time (well spent)
Leaders are one of the greatest influences on work-life harmony. Jill Geisler shares how healthcare finance leaders can give their teams the gift of time well spent and create a culture where work-life harmony flourishes.
Bold pursuits require persistence and curiosity
I hope this message finds you and your family safe, healthy and having had the opportunity to enjoy the holiday season. Safe and healthy is no small hurdle to surpass as of late. Over the past few months, we have encountered tornadoes, fires, storms and a new COVID variant that is making its way through…