Healthcare finance professionals: Are you ready for the big wave of consumerism and transparency?
Healthcare organizations should avoid going into "protection mode" and actively respond to pressures from government, the private sector and patients to better serve patients while reducing costs of care.
HFMA Leadership Training Conference veterans Benway and Sabal emphasize career advancement and networking
HFMA Leadership Training Conference veterans share why they find value in going to the event: from networking and connecting to learning and career development. Find out why hundreds of members attend LTC each year.
Why I’m on the cover: A message from HFMA’s president and CEO
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer shares the story behind his appearance on the cover of the January issue of hfm.
When movement isn’t movement: A wake-up call for healthcare finance professionals I HFMA
The results of healthcare finance executives' efforts to drive change will be of little value if they don't also help improve quality, patient experience or cost of care.
Why health systems need a hybrid strategy and ambidextrous leadership to ensure financial sustainability
In today’s complex healthcare environment, health systems require an effective hybrid strategy that accounts for the fundamental differences among the various markets in which they compete, including inpatient, population health and emerging markets.
How healthcare finance leaders can coach operational leaders for better performance
Finance leaders increasingly have responsibility for supervising operational leaders within their organizations, and best practices in coaching can help them provide valuable guidance.
How pharmacists can play a role in curtailing the rising cost of drug therapy
Evidence shows improved collaboration between clinical pharmacists and prescribing physicians can help mitigate problems with selection, adherence and overutilization of pharmaceuticals, which cost the nation hundreds of billions of dollars each year.
IMPACT: The qualities required to promote engagement in change initiatives in any organization
Philadelphia-based Main Line Health attributes the success of its Performance Excellence 2020 initiative in large part to the conceptual framework it used to design and implement the initiative.
Realizing the economic benefits of a merger starts with integrating post-merger operations
After a merger, a healthcare organization needs to take specific steps to ensure that transaction delivers the intended economic benefits.
HFMA exceeds 50,000 members for first time in its history
The announcement comes fewer than two years after launching an Enterprise membership program, which has grown to 91 organizations with employees in all 50 states.