Finance and Business Strategy

Healthcare finance professionals should be passionate, purposeful, and innovative in collaborating with others to help address the financial hardships patients face from serious illness and the underlying total cost of care.

James H. Landman reflects on HFMA’s 11th annual Thought Leadership Retreat.

As healthcare mergers and acquisitions grow in popularity, smaller hospitals are faced with the question of whether—and how long—to remain independent.

To be successful in a value-based payment environment, hospitals and health systems must undertake an integrated approach to managing risk across their enterprises.

The shift to value is encouraging healthcare providers to tap into previously underutilized resources to gather useful patient data. 

A hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Michigan have established an effective and innovative collaboration aimed at reducing avoidable readmissions to the hospital.

The increased burden on provider organizations resulting from value-based payment programs may be alleviated by a strategic data-sharing arrangement with a health plan.

Findings of a survey about the public’s experience and understanding of medical errors suggest a public health approach is needed to address patient safety.

Health system financial executives may want to consider whether they would terminate legacy swap positions in a higher rate environment.

A healthcare organization should not move forward with any proposed merger or partnership without first performing a structured assessment to confirm that the arrangement is viable.