Top long-range challenges for healthcare organizations in the aftermath of COVID-19
Guidehouse's David Burik anticipates much variation in how well organizations weather COVID-19 and reviews types of long-range challenges providers may face in the pandemic's aftermath.
Hospitals forecast declining revenues, lower procedure volumes and greater telehealth adoption due to COVID-19
Important learnings from a May 2020 HFMA-conducted survey about the COVID-19 crisis and some of the trends healthcare organizations are seeing.
Congress may not provide a surprise bill fix prior to the election, but patients may find HFMA’s consumer guide useful
Given Congress is unlikely to provide a surprise bill fix prior to the election, Chad Mulvany suggests hospitals provide patients with HFMA's consumer guide on avoiding surprise bills to learn what questions to ask prior to any scheduled services.
Everything you wanted to know about the CARES Act Provider Relief Funds but HHS wouldn’t answer until July 23
HHS made an important distinction when it clarified that while general distribution funds can be reallocated to providers under common corporate ownership, targeted distributions must remain with the provider who received them.
7 ways to improve collaboration between finance and clinical leadership
By taking the right approach to collaboration, healthcare finance and clinical leaders can improve results for their patients and their organizations.
How artificial intelligence makes healthcare finance more human
Healthcare finance departments can use artificial intelligence to reduce repetitive work and allow employees to take on roles that are more analytical.
Everything you wanted to know about the CARES Act PRF but HHS was afraid to answer through July 16
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says taxing for-profit providers’ PRF funding seems counterproductive, counterintuitive and counter to Congress’s intention, and could particularly hurt independent physician practices.
Mayo Clinic CFO Dennis Dahlen on physician leaders, consumerism and his Role as a finance leader
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Dennis Dahlen, CFO at Mayo Clinic, about heading up finance at one of the top healthcare institutions in the country. Dahlen discusses the importance of physician leaders, Mayo's commitment to a patient-centric environment and his role as a finance leader.
Texas Oncology streamlines operations to achieve success in Medicare value-based payment model
The experience of Texas Oncology in CMS’s Oncology Care Model shows how provider organizations can use change management processes to lay the foundation for success in new care delivery models.
Joe Fifer on consumerism: ‘If not us, who?’
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses the call to action he issued to members in the February issue of hfm magazine and HFMA's commitment to leading the consumerism charge. Aneesh Krishna of McKinsey & Company talks about how Medicaid expansion will affect provider organizations during the next recessional. Also: Denials by the numbers.