Healthcare 2030: The Chartis Group and Bank of America discuss embracing disruptors and rethinking care delivery
Listen to the podcast. On this episode of HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance podcast, Melissa McCain, director and leader of the consumer access digital transformation practice of The Chartis Group and Charles Alston, market executive leader of Bank of America’s healthcare team in the southeastern U.S., discussed HFMA’s Healthcare 2030 series and what hospitals and…
Hospital margins increased in November, but labor expenses remained a drag on finances
A skewed labor market continued to affect hospital finances in November even as operating margins improved from October.
What would you do if your best employee quit tomorrow? Anton Gunn shares the secrets to effective succession planning
Leadership consultant Anton Gunn discusses why succession planning is important not only for C-suite executives but everyone in an organization. He also shares insights about how to train and develop up-and-coming leaders either to take over or to leave the organization for a better opportunity.
5 keys to succession planning with leadership consultant Anton Gunn
Listen to the podcast. Imagine for a moment that you win the lottery tonight. Congratulations! You’re off to Tahiti, and it’s goodbye to the day job. Have you thought about who’s going to take your place? Now, imagine your boss bought a lottery ticket and has pulled you aside to say, “If I win big,…
Policy analyst and hfm columnist Paul Keckley discusses the cost effectiveness of health
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer interviews Paul Keckley, managing editor of The Keckley Report and author of an upcoming column in hfm magazine about the economy and healthcare spending, public health and the pandemic, and the cost effectiveness of health.
The HFMA editorial team discusses the biggest healthcare stories of the year and looks ahead to 2022
HFMA's award-winning editorial team looks back on key stories from 2021 in the news, hfm magazine, HFMA's Community, the podcast and more.
Home-based care is ripe for innovation and implementation post COVID-19
Despite the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic created for hospitals, it also created an opportunity for many important lessons learned on how care can be delivered more efficiently and cost effectively in patients’ homes.
2 new studies illustrate the burden of healthcare costs in the pandemic era
An annual report by CMS actuaries quantified the extent to which healthcare costs accelerated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, while a separate survey looked at affordability.
Ready for the moment: After her historic appointment as HFMA Chair, Tammie Jackson is eager to get to work on key healthcare issues
As the healthcare industry and the world at large increasingly focus on issues of social justice, Tammie Jackson on June 1 becomes the first Black person to serve as Chair in HFMA’s 75-year history.
Hospital-at-home care promises to reshape healthcare delivery in the United States
Two leaders of health system hospital-at-home programs describe how the acute hospital care at home model represents an important change in how our nation approaches healthcare delivery, because it has been shown to yield improved care outcomes and greater patient satisfaction.