Operations Management

Analysis: Private equity interest in orthopedics increases

Demographics and payment policy are the main drivers of the surge in private equity deals involving orthopedics practices in 2019.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA November 7, 2019

How hospital quality executives are pitching value-based payment to CFOs

Healthcare quality-improvement executives see ways in which an emphasis on value can improve some hospitals’ finances.

Rich Daly November 7, 2019

Analysis: Investment income may not be enough for not-for-profit hospitals as federal reductions in payments continue

A review of why not-for-profit hospitals’ reliance on investment income may not be enough in the face of continued reductions in federal payments to hospitals over the next 10 years.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA November 5, 2019

Healthcare reform moves to the states: Strategies to increase access and control costs

An increasing number of states are looking to improve access and reduce costs by funneling innovations, such as a public option or reinsurance program, through Medicaid.

Pam Nicholson, MBA November 5, 2019

Where is your health system on the journey to systemness?

Healthcare Innovation: Healthcare organizations should keep track of progress toward operating as a unified system after mergers and acquisitions.

Brandon Klar, MHSA October 31, 2019

Opponents of Medicare expansion should focus on pitfalls of proposals

Eye on Washington: Challenges to Medicare expansion and "Medicare for All" proposals should address some of the very real potential pitfalls of the proposal, including their projected price tags.

Rich Daly October 31, 2019

To transform your organization, start by transforming your strategy execution

In an era when strategy execution is more important than ever in healthcare, a Strategic Realization Office can be a vital tool.

C. Richard Panico October 30, 2019

A legislator, a supply chain manager and a productivity expert walk into a podcast

Keynote speaker and comedienne Jan McInnis shares tips for using humor in the workplace. Marty Lucenti of sponsor organization Vizient, and Stacy Brethauer of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center talk about creating a clinically-integrated supply chain. HFMA's LMS Channel Manager Maegan Bishop provides five tips for being more productive.

Erika Grotto October 24, 2019

UW Health proves the ROI of energy conservation

An academic health system improved its energy performance by 24% over four years, and the ongoing efforts pay for themselves, on average, in 11 months.

Mary Evers Statz October 22, 2019

Healthcare’s future depends on attracting and retaining creative minds

To attract creative minds who can solve some of the most pressing problems, healthcare needs to brand itself as a stimulating industry in which to work.

Melissa Powell, LHNA October 22, 2019
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