Reflections on the True Spirit of the Holidays
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer sets forth three challenges to healthcare leaders who want to ensure that their work makes a difference in people’s lives.
Health Care Needs Innovative Collaboration
Healthcare finance professionals should be passionate, purposeful, and innovative in collaborating with others to help address the financial hardships patients face from serious illness and the underlying total cost of care.
Book Rescue
One man helps book owners save books they value highly because of the profound impact the tomes have had on their lives. How many hobbies can help families preserve their legacy? Louis Papoff fondly remembers an elderly woman from his
A National Conversation About Patient Safety and Medical Errors
Findings of a survey about the public’s experience and understanding of medical errors suggest a public health approach is needed to address patient safety.
Company Values and Culture Drive Success
Robert Wallace, executive vice president of marketing at Tallwave Capital, says values are essential to a business's success, and those in the organization must truly live them to have a company-wide effect.
Why is Succession Planning so Important?
Succession planning can be a taboo topic, but with planning and communication, it can be a valuable tool in your organization's long-term strategic planning.
Spirituality in the Workplace?
HFMA Career Coach Joe Abel asks what it means to foster "spirituality" in the workplace.
Intentional Spirituality
Hilda Villaverde, PhD, writes that belief in God within a religion or in a personal practice of spirituality comes down to the prevailing desire that all human beings long for—a sense of belonging.
Having Faith in the Spotlight
Hayley Studer, CPA, interviews Faith in the Spotlight author and "Inside Edition" TV news correspondent Megan Alexander about her recently published book, which provides practical tips for living out your faith in a secular workplace.
Reflections: Our Work in Health Care Is Bigger Than Ourselves
November also reminds us that in the midst of business and everyday chaos, it's important to make time for something bigger than ourselves.