Healthcare Business Trends

The pandemic’s disruption of the healthcare industry creates opportunities for innovative organizations

HFMA's Chad Mulvany says the sheer scale of disruption from the pandemic to providers’ finances, purchasers’ pocketbooks and care delivery models should create opportunities for innovative organizations.

By Chad Mulvany, FHFMA January 22, 2021

Nov. 11-15: HFMA’s Virtual Conference among next week’s healthcare finance events

HFMA’s Virtual Conference is among the major healthcare finance events taking place the week of Nov. 11.

By Rich Daly January 22, 2021

Gap between expenses and revenues narrows for community hospitals

Community hospital expenses moved closer to revenues between 2014 and 2018, according to the latest industry survey.

By HFMA January 22, 2021

How Spectrum Health built an effective work-from-home policy

Responding to workplace challenges posed by the COVID-19, Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., transformed its work-from-home policy approach into one that worked for all aspects of the revenue cycle — back, middle and front end — while establishing metrics to monitor and measure productivity and quality.

By Eric C. Reese, PhD January 22, 2021

From rules and regulations to innovation and disruption: The best of HFMA’s 2020 Digital Annual Conference

HFMA’s Annual Conference went all-digital for the first time in 2020, showcasing relevant content to a virtual audience of healthcare finance professionals.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021

How the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors are affecting credit ratings in the not-for-profit healthcare sector

At HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference, an analyst with Moody’s described the ratings agency’s approach to assessing the outlook for the not-for-profit healthcare industry and individual organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021

Offense or defense? Why a healthcare provider should identify its financial persona as part of a revenue growth strategy

A hospital or health system should identify its financial persona as an initial step in developing strategies to diversify revenue and improve its margin, according to a presentation at HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021

4 generations under one roof: How leaders should interact with a multigenerational workforce

Leaders of healthcare organizations can relate to members of different generations in ways that cater to each group, a leading researcher said during HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021

Navigating through a pandemic: Digital Annual Conference session to explore how health systems are responding to COVID-19 now and over the long term

A featured session at HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference on July 15 will examine how three health systems are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021

Health systems have found ways to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders say

Health systems have overcome the financial tumult of COVID-19 by being nimble, proactive and innovative, according to panelists at HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference.

By Nick Hut January 22, 2021
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