Transforming healthcare through better resource management
A transformative software company discusses how its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution helps healthcare organizations become more agile, sustainable and consumer-oriented by integrating and strengthening financial, human resource and supply chain functions.
Health system obstacles can prevent the elimination of low-value services
Health system processes — not just physician practice patterns — can create obstacles to eliminating low-value care, value-based payment advocates have found.
Health plans expect to offer generic drugs by 2022
A health plan alliance with hospitals aims to produce generic drug alternatives that will save consumers “hundreds of millions” of dollars.
Budgeting: Regulatory items healthcare finance leaders must consider
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany provides a list of Medicare and Medicaid regulatory payment impacts to consider when developing budgets.
Jan. 27-31: Deadline to comment on health plan price transparency rule is among upcoming healthcare finance events
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Jan. 27.
The yin-yang of Medicaid: Expected federal regulations will increase number of uninsured despite increase in states taking expansion dollars
Despite more states considering taking Medicaid expansion dollars, federal regulatory efforts may drive an acceleration in the number of uninsured.
HFMA’s December Chicago Seminars focus on revenue cycle essentials, value-based payment and chargemaster strategies
Register now at hfma.org/seminars to learn about the most pressing issues in the industry today during a two-day focused education Dec. 5 and 6 in Chicago.
Big divergence nationally found among hospitals both in billed charges and amounts paid
A national consultancy found large disparities in what hospitals charge and in the revenue they garner for most common services.
Many voters oppose giving government authority to set all healthcare prices
More voters oppose broad government rate-setting than support such an approach to addressing healthcare cost increases, according to a poll.
CMS extends comment period for health plan price transparency rule
CMS will accept feedback for an additional two weeks on a proposed rule requiring health plan price transparency.