Cover Story
Soaring charity care grabs
hospital leaders’ attention
Uncompensated care is rising, and the high rate of denials
is among the factors driving the trend.
Expert Reviewed
The health system found that revenue cycle processes are best managed if everyone, from leadership to front-line staff, is fully engaged in optimizing those processes.
A 2025 survey of health IT executives offers insights healthcare CFOs can use to better collaborate with their CIO colleagues.
Special section
The Association’s annual listing of its national, examiner, regional and chapter leaders
Columns
HFMA’s 2025-26 Chair Kiran Batheja discusses compelling perspectives on the need for healthcare finance leaders to embrace change.
Regular hfm columnist Jill Geisler says leading with confidence inspires team members to do their best, while leading with hubris and arrogance is counterproductive.
Cuts to discretionary spending by the NIH could jeopardize the United States’ standing as a world leader in medical research.
Columnist David Johnson says that fixing the problems plaguing the nation’s healthcare revenue cycle requires a measured approach.
Over three years, Steven Berger’s Voice of Experience column has highlighted achievements and thoughts of highly placed and long-tenured healthcare CFOs.
Departments
HFMA’s editorial team received 25 awards, including eight national Azbee Awards for their work covering the healthcare industry in 2024.
Chapter and regional volunteers celebrated HFMA’s annual Success Awards at the 2025 Leadership Summit in Nashville, Tenn.
As published in the August-September 2025 issue of hfm, this news roundup presents top stories for healthcare finance professionals.
Read a sampling of the content offerings from the 80+ sessions at HFMA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Denver.
Four HFMA members have started new chief financial officer positions at healthcare organizations in Texas, Illinois and Iowa.
Supplements
A recent survey conducted by HFMA and sponsored by PayZen indicates the extent to
which providers struggle to capture their patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
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