HFMA

HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the merits of a short-term vs. long-term outlook for healthcare finance leaders.

This slide deck summarizes the American Health Care Act as passed on May 4, 2017.

Paul Keckley, managing editor of The Keckley Report, explores what provider organizations need to start successful health plans.

The transition to value makes it necessary for healthcare organizations to find new ways to adapt to change.

The secret to success under value based payments is an organization’s ability to identify and stratify risk. Risk falls into four basic categories Financial risk—managing with less revenue than in the pastQuality related risk—meeting requirements for qualityClinical risk—achieving agreed upon

I have heard there is a rule that health plans cannot recoup overpayments that are more than one year old. Does that stipulation vary by state, or is that a rule that is negotiable per contract?

When negotiating with large and small health plans, what areas of comparison should I look at to be sure I am getting the same levels of service from the various plans?

HFMA submitted comments to CMS on EPMs; Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the CJR; Delay of Effective Date interim final rule 

This summary contains key financial and operational impacts from the FY18 IPPS proposed rule, published by CMS.

Mike Morris, president of Xtend Healthcare, discusses the value of partnering with a revenue cycle management vendor that has deep experience in delivering strong ROI.