Hospitals predict significant shifts in payer mix, revenue cycle operations post pandemic
In an HFMA conducted survey, 151 healthcare leaders answered questions about their projections for payer mix, consumer and employee experience strategies, revenue cycle IT budgets, electronic health record satisfaction and price transparency preparedness.
Reimagining the revenue cycle today to benefit us tomorrow
In this executive roundtable, eight revenue cycle leaders share their insight on what new innovations the healthcare revenue cycle will see following COVID-19 and how the pandemic changed the ways in which revenue cycle leaders think about technology investment.
Ripple effects of the pandemic on the move toward value
In this HFMA executive roundtable, seven executives for health systems and health plans share how the pandemic has impacted their organization’s move toward value — and what it will take to foster transparency and trust under these models.
Employers again are planning to expand their use of narrow networks, survey finds
Large employers again say they plan a big increase in the use of narrow networks, a scenario made more likely by the pandemic.
How to prevent silent denials from eroding a hospital’s margin
Hospitals should take steps to prevent silent denials. Such denials are a common result of inaccuracies introduced as a result of clinical conservatism, which can have an impact on reimbursement before a claim is submitted.
4 crucial health system responses to the revenue impact of COVID-19
The nation's hospitals and health systems have a critical need to begin preparing now for the long-term financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth opportunities in oncology, and Stever Robbins shares the secret to tackling email overload
Dr. Andrew Hertler of New Century Health discusses how telehealth can help keep patients on track with cancer screenings and treatment. Also in this episode, productivity expert Stever Robbins tells us once and for all how to handle email (Hint: It's not folders.)
CMS Administrator Seema Verma receives HFMA’s Board of Directors Award, talks with CEO Joe Fifer
At HFMA's Digital Annual Conference, President and CEO Joe Fifer presented CMS Administrator Seema Verma with the Association's highest honor: the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to healthcare in a role that involves oversight of a $1 trillion budget, representing 26% of the total federal budget, and administration of health coverage programs for more than 130 million Americans. Following the presentation, Fifer and Verma had a Q&A session in which she addressed price transparency, the pandemic, and the future of value-based care.
Major insurers roll back no-cost sharing telehealth services
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says patients who received a surprise bill for a telehealth visit will likely blame the provider.
How investment in AI for healthcare organizations has changed due to the pandemic
A business focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare explains how COVID-19 has raised the bar in the utilization of AI and dives into the value of its use to be successful in a post-COVID future.