Unlocking ECMO’s Strategic Value: Moving Beyond Rescue to ROI
This whitepaper summarizes the financial benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and the patient care it provides, with tips for getting started with an ECMO program, optimizing reimbursements, and partnering with an experienced ECMO provider.
How to empower revenue cycle employees to solve problems: a case study of Mass General Brigham
In traditional revenue cycle structures, managers move up the hierarchy because they are good at getting work done and solving problems. However, a successful continuous improvement culture needs not only effective managers but also empowered front-line staff who can share their insights and expertise. With this premise in mind, leaders at Mass General Brigham (MGB)…
HHS restructuring and the federal budget
HFMA’s Nick Hut and Shawn Stack talk about the latest from Washington.
HOW-TO GUIDE: Stop Revenue Leakage at the Source
Download this white paper to explore how leading health systems and ambulatory organizations leverage an overlooked opportunity to improve financial performance: automating payment posting and reconciliation.
Why pending healthcare policies look so daunting for hospitals
For both revenue and costs, ongoing policy developments pose a risk of aggravating trends that already are constraining hospital budgets. The budget reconciliation bill in Congress and the imposition of extensive tariffs would add to ongoing pressures on hospital finances. Bad debt levels are rising among not-for-profit hospitals, as are supply costs, and those issues…
News Briefs: Dr. Oz describes a reimagined healthcare ecosystem at HFMA event
A rapid acceleration of digital healthcare applications will be central to the looming transformation of the U.S. healthcare system, according to Mehmet Oz, MD, administrator of CMS. Oz spoke at the annual Not-for Profit Healthcare Investor Conference, sponsored by HFMA, Barclays and the American Hospital Association. He sought to explain why sweeping, systemic changes are…
Vendor and staffing management, plus the latest in budget reconciliation
Danelle Newman from OSS Health discusses how to strike a balance in vendor and staffing management. Also in this episode, HFMA Senior Editor Rich Daly talks with HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack about the House-passed reconciliation package.
Reflections from two advanced platforms for population health management
Hospitals and health systems participating in advanced population health management initiatives generally have certain traits in common. Most likely, they are seeking to redesign how they care for vulnerable populations. They realize that achieving the necessary degree of change is difficult in a fee-for-service scenario because much of what’s needed to offer holistic care is…
Why labor benchmarking is so critical to healthcare productivity
With ambulatory volumes expected to increase 10% by 2027, labor productivity benchmarking tools can help inform smarter staffing decisions. Learn how to improve staffing and understand the benefits to benchmarking in this article.
How some healthcare providers are handling the growing nurse shortage
In this roundtable discussion, several healthcare finance professionals shared the challenges their organizations face with nurse staffing and discussed business models such as virtual nursing that can help improve patient outcomes, staff satisfaction and key financial measures.