Leading through the reset: 8 implications of the VC market contraction for healthcare leaders
Healthcare executives face a stark new reality in the digital health landscape. During and immediately after the COVID-19-pandemic, healthcare technology came to be seen as a panacea for addressing the systemic flaws in our delivery system. This perception spurred an explosion of venture capital (VC) financing and digital adoption: This collective momentum pushed VC funding…
How healthcare organizations can build resiliency and drive growth in a challenging financial environment
Dive into this roundtable featuring five healthcare revenue cycle management executives who share their strategies for building and maintaining financial resiliency including investing in smarter technologies to elevate patient experience, capturing charges and streamlining operations.
News Briefs: Dr. Oz describes changes he would bring to Medicaid, Medicare Advantage
During his Senate confirmation hearing for the post of CMS administrator, Mehmet Oz, MD, was not asked about his past endorsement of a Medicare Advantage (MA) for All model, in which MA would expand to cover most Americans. He did sound willing to take action against MA insurers that allegedly overcharge the government through methods…
With finances more stable, healthcare CFOs eye growth opportunities
Even with lingering financial constraints, healthcare CFOs see room for initiatives that will help their organizations enhance revenue and perhaps even profitability. “We’re finally in that post-pandemic phase in the sense that organizations are starting to see margins stabilize,” said Alina Henderson, vice president for healthcare solutions with Strata Decision Technology. In Strata’s survey (registration…
Strata Decision Technology helps healthcare organizations make informed decisions
Find out how one company provides more than 750 healthcare organizations with supportive tools and partnership to build success around stakeholders, strategy, leaders and so forth.
How 2 regions increased provider leader attendance at their symposium
Leadership of the January 2025 HFMA Western region symposium, held in Las Vegas, credits scholarships and peer-to-peer outreach for increasing attendance at the event by more than 10% in two years. Event leaders engaged 14 HFMA chapters across regions 10 and 11 to establish a planning strategy. Keys to the symposium’s success were prioritizing provider…
David Johnson: A case study in today’s revenue cycle dystopia
Vendor pronouncements that AI technologies can transform the healthcare revenue cycle are commonplace and overblown. While both health systems and suppliers want to believe that AI can be their savior, there are limits to how it can improve payment mechanics between commercial health insurers and providers. No revenue cycle company flew closer to the sun…
The art of digital delegation
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss price transparency regulations, and Erika Grotto talks with Stuart Newsome from Infinx about AI in revenue cycle.
3 Ways to Transform Your Business with Indirect Tax Automation
Sales tax automation is more than a compliance tool—it’s a catalyst for business transformation. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, managing sales tax effectively can significantly impact transaction speed, mitigate the need for tax recovery reverse audits, and your company’s overall agility. Discover how automating sales tax calculation with a cloud-based tax engine can elevate your business, reduce…
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…