Capital allocation and planning for a stabilizing healthcare outlook
The post-COVID-19 period brought unprecedented challenges to the healthcare sector, as economic pressures, structural shifts and regulatory pressures resulted in declining financial performance. More recently, health system performance has begun to stabilize, as reflected in recent Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Reports finding financial and operational improvements through November 2024. Nonetheless, the new level…
HFMA recognizes 2,637 members who earned certifications in Q4 2024
HFMA offers 11 certifications for members to validate their expertise and demonstrate their commitment to the profession. Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP), Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR), Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) – GCC, Certified Specialist Accounting and Finance (CSAF), Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI), Certified Specialist Physician Practice Management (CSPPM), Certified Specialist Payment and Reimbursement…
As RFK Jr. prepares to take on HHS, where is he likely to have the greatest impact?
The Senate will vote this week on whether Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Nick Hut discusses what he plans to do in the role and where he’s likely to have the greatest influence on the industry.
Healthcare developments in a second Trump term
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss early developments in healthcare policy now that Donald Trump has taken office for a second time.
News Briefs: Year-end spending bill ensures no loss of funding for Medicaid DSH payments
Year-end spending bill ensures no loss of funding for Medicaid DSH payments. The continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded through mid-March includes key healthcare provisions. Passed Dec. 20 as essentially the last act of the 118th Congress, the CR ensured an $8 billion cut to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments did…
Where do we go now? Action needed to address public dissatisfaction with U.S. healthcare
Healthcare providers are examining their approaches to understanding and responding to mounting discontent, including addressing access, affordability and elimination of friction, as part of their responsibility to get healthcare right.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. articulates his views on chronic disease, vaccines, Medicaid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will seek to chart a new course for U.S. healthcare if he becomes HHS secretary, he explained during a Jan. 29 confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. “President Trump has asked me to end the chronic disease epidemic and make America healthy again because I’m in a unique position to…
How healthcare leaders can automate workflows and improve financial performance
1. How do you help healthcare organizations navigate the biggest challenges in healthcare? Sage Intacct allows healthcare finance leaders to eliminate manual processes, automate workflows and improve financial performance across the organization. Sage enables multi-entity healthcare organizations to consolidate hundreds of entities in minutes. Not only does this simplify intercompany accounting, but it can also…
David Johnson: Consumerism introduces itself to U.S. healthcare
Unlike other consumer people-oriented businesses, healthcare essentially operates independently of its end-users (also called patients, consumers and/or customers). Individuals engage providers to diagnose and treat their ailments, while third parties largely pay for any services rendered. This convoluted relationship among providers, patients and payers creates two fundamental anomalies within healthcare business models that distort the…
5 ways to reduce losses on hospital-employed physician practices
Healthcare organizations in the United States continue to lose money on hospital-owned medical practices. According to the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), the median loss per employed physician is just under $250,000.a Many factors contribute to these losses, but the basic driver is supply and demand. Shortages in the physician workforce are driving up physician…