Hurricane Relief Efforts: A Message from Joe Fifer
HFMA President and CEO, Joe Fifer, shares a message with HFMA members and others seeking additional ways to support hurricane relief and recovery efforts.
Are you really reducing care variation costs?
John Johnston describes how a strategic approach to care variation can result in more significant cost savings.
How Telehealth Can Keep Care In-Network
Lee Horner explains how provider-to-provider communication using telehealth tools can help patients stay in-network.
Ochsner’s Revenue Cycle Fellowship: An Investment in the Future
Ochsner Health System in Louisiana is working to prepare future healthcare leaders with a revenue cycle fellowship.
Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts: How to Help
HFMA is monitoring reports of damage from Hurricane Harvey in Texas and is providing resources to support members and colleagues who are affected.
Looking Beyond Cost Control: A New Role for Strategic Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders
Experiences of four healthcare organizations demonstrate the strategic role supply chain leaders can play in helping their organizations perform effectively in a value-based care model.
Patient Accounting System Upgrade Offers Opportunity to Brush Up on Basics
Good work standards that lay out quality and quantity expectations have not become obsolete with increased automation; rather, they are as useful and necessary as ever for healthcare organizations and their revenue cycle staffs.
Benefits of Establishing Meaningful Work Standards for Revenue Cycle Staff
Good work standards that lay out quality and quantity expectations have not become obsolete with increased automation; rather, they are as useful and necessary as ever for healthcare organizations and their revenue cycle staffs.
Improving Clinical Communication Across the Care Continuum
Communication processes and technologies are evolving to accommodate the growing number of clinical specialists working in various care settings with outside extended-care teams.
Moving Toward a Revenue Ecosystem
To maximize results, healthcare finance leaders should establish an integrated view of the organization’s entire revenue ecosystem, aligning across organizational strategy, payer contracting, clinical operations, and revenue cycle drivers.