HFMA’s editorial team earns 25 awards
HFMA’s editorial team has earned 25 honors from two media organizations — the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) — for work spanning its 2024 healthcare industry coverage, special reports, newsletters, podcasts and design. (See the sidebar “4 HFMA editorial pieces earn Neal Award honor,” below.)…
Annual Conference Day 4: Expert panel discusses Medicaid and other crucial policy developments
Hospital leaders and healthcare policy analysts are keeping a wary eye on potentially large Medicaid funding cuts that could be imminent. As Congress decides what level of spending retrenchment to include in the budget reconciliation bill, hospital executives are left to anticipate just how big the impact will be. For Gordon Edwards, CFO of Akron’s…
Annual Conference Day 3: Some positives for the healthcare industry, but challenges and concerns abound
Amid the challenges of the present moment, it may seem hard to find reason for optimism. But some metrics and trends represent a solid foundation on which not-for-profit hospitals and health systems can brace themselves against the headwinds. “Of the key tenets we look for in the sector, volumes are back to pre-pandemic levels and…
Insurers promise to make prior authorization processes easier for all parties
In potentially a rare dose of good news for providers about prior authorization, the health insurance industry has volunteered to scale back the process and introduce new accommodations, according to an announcement Monday. As described by the insurance lobby and the Trump administration, which convened a meeting Monday at which a large segment of the…
HFMA Announces Kiran Batheja as National Chair
Denver (June 23, 2025) – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) today during its annual conference inducted Kiran N. Batheja, FHFMA, into office as its National Chair, effective June 1, 2025.
Healthcare Financial Management Association recognizes Dan Liljenquist for contributions to healthcare
(Denver) June 23, 2025 — The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) presented its highest achievement award, the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award, to Intermountain Health Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Dan Liljenquist during HFMA’s annual conference in Denver.
Annual Conference Day 1: HFMA’s Ann Jordan announces new tool to quantify the performance of the healthcare industry
HFMA is formally taking the lead in providing the healthcare industry with true measurements of the system’s capacity to meet present and future demand, President and CEO Ann Jordan announced Sunday. While kicking off HFMA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Denver, Jordan described the launch of the U.S. Healthcare Vitals Tracker, which “creates a common starting…
David Johnson: Lessons in solving the nation’s current revenue cycle dilemma
In April 1999, “The Modern Library” published its list of the top one hundred nonfiction books of the 20th century. Number one was “The Education of Henry Adams,” an intellectual autobiography written in 1905 by the great grandson and grandson of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, respectively, the second and sixth presidents of the…
Ken Perez: The NIH research grant cuts — their magnitude, impact and the road ahead
Moves by the Trump administration to reduce HHS’s discretionary budget by 26.2% could have unintended adverse consequences. They not only could undermine the nation’s standing in the field of medical research, but also could derail progress in human health advances, promising medical findings and public health preparedness. Cuts to discretionary spending by the National Institutes…
Modernizing UM: A case for system-level change
For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures. As a result, traditional UM functions today are frequently…