Understanding Value
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the need to develop a shared understanding of value.
Value-Based Payment Readiness
This article discusses key takeaways from a September 2017 HFMA survey of senior financial executives about value-based payment readiness and how it has changed in recent years.
Assessing Risk in Healthcare Finance Calls for Stewardship
Amid the healthcare industry’s ongoing transformation, healthcare leaders are called upon to be stewards in guiding their organizations through change and managing financial and operational risk.
Has Value Become a Buzzword?
Our shared vision of value is at risk. We won’t attain high-value health care unless we agree on what that means.
Protecting Revenue at Risk
A pocket guide to help hospitals and health systems navigate pay-for-value programs.
Where Is the Federal Government Going on Value-Based Pay?
March 9—Comments from the leader of federal healthcare policy disparaging the leading value-based payment models and hinting at new directions left some industry analysts confused, but others saw evidence of emerging models.
Azar: Time to Move Value-Based Payment Beyond ACOs, Bundles
March 5—The new leader of healthcare policy for the federal government says it’s time to advance value-based payment efforts beyond accountable care organizations (ACOs) and bundled payment initiatives.
Governors Push Value-Based Pay Shift to Control Costs
Feb. 22—A bipartisan group of governors urged a range of steps by federal, state, and private payers to spur the shift to value-based payment and help control spiraling healthcare costs.
Observations About Value-Based Purchasing
The value-based purchasing (VBP) program established Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires redesign if it is to truly and effectively drive healthcare quality improvement.
HFMA Executive Survey: Value-Based Payment Readiness
HFMA researchers surveyed 117 senior financial executives about their organization’s value-based payment readiness in September 2017.