U.S. healthcare organizations should prepare for potential impact of coronavirus
U.S. healthcare organizations can mitigate the risk of an outbreak of the coronavirus by preparing now and being ready, even if there is little empirical evidence to suggest a case will arrive at their facility.
HHS Secretary Azar urges healthcare providers to watch for patients who have traveled to China
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Trump administration recommends that providers screen feverish patients for recent travel to China.
Healthcare associations band together to offer coronavirus resources
To help you better manage the evolving nature of COVID-19, these associations are collaborating closely to provide the healthcare field with our best resources available.
Eliminating cost as a barrier to healthcare
An innovative financial services company talks about how it addresses patient payment pain points, offering patients interest-free payment arrangements without any fees and helping healthcare organizations improve self-pay collections without increasing domestic spend.
Perspective matters when it comes to media scrutiny of health system collection practices
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany says 31,000 lawsuits may seem like a lot but adjusted to an annual basis and the population of the study’s geographic area, the actual number is much smaller than one would expect.
HFMA’s Consumerism Maturity Model provides an opportunity for healthcare organizations to assess their consumer readiness
Provider organizations can assess and improve their consumerism readiness using HFMA’s Consumerism Maturity Model.
The new hfm is (re)designed to help you get what you need faster and easier
A new, next-level design makes hfm easier to read and more useful than ever.
Not-for-profit hospital status coming under increasing scrutiny
Despite tax-exempt hospitals providing $95 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2016 alone, it's anticipated that hospitals' tax-exempt status will see additional scrutiny.
HFMA and CareCredit conduct survey on consumer-centric strategies being used to drive patient-centric healthcare
Consumerism emerged as a top concern among healthcare executives in a survey conducted jointly by HFMA and CareCredit.
Coding denials: Creating an effective appeal strategy
Distinguishing coding denials from clinical validation denials is an ongoing challenge, and a good place to review processes.