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.
‘Carve outs’ among keys in managed care negotiations
Carve outs are a critical tool hospitals should use in negotiations with health plans to ensure the costs of more expensive conditions are covered.
Hospitals began to reverse job losses in June as other healthcare segments surged
Hospitals restarted hiring in June after two months of steep job losses, but it’s unclear whether the latest resurgence of COVID-19 cases will cut off the rebound.
Your patients are afraid to come back. An aesthetically pleasing office can help win their trust.
Physicians’ offices are open for business, but it will take more to get patients in the door.
How Orlando Health improved its bottom line by optimizing observation services
Orlando Health in central Florida offers a case example of how to effectively manage patients in observation status to reduce average length of stay for these patients, thereby, freeing up capacity for care of patients with higher-acuity conditions.
Virginia Mason Institute transformation expert says healthcare systems can reduce waste and improve their margins
Virginia Mason Institute’s Rhonda Stewart shares how healthcare systems can reduce costs and improve patient and worker metrics by eliminating waste.
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.
McKinsey & Company shares how to thrive during the next recession
Aneesh Krishna of McKinsey & Company discusses how successful healthcare organizations behave before, during and after an economic downturn. Also, Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany talk about surprise bills, and we list five things healthcare finance leaders should know about AI.
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.