Healthcare News of Note: Significant social risk is just one reason some consumers struggle with healthcare
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Consumers with significant social risk likely face other barriers to healthcare, some physicians may need interventions to boost their vaccine confidence, and U.S. residents’ life expectancy declines again.
Healthcare News of Note: New CMS data set makes hospital and skilled nursing facility ownership changes more transparent
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: CMS releases a new report on healthcare provider ownership, a new report examines the consequences of the pandemic for Black Americans, and 34% of nurses plan to leave their current job in 2022.
How HFMA/Boise State master’s degree cohort members are putting new knowledge to work
Abby Birch, Grayson Johnston and Jacob Dalmas, three members of the first HFMA/Boise State master's in Population and Health Systems Management cohort, discuss their experiences in the program.
Igniting the spark for healthcare transformation
Wildfires in the nation’s healthcare system, from misaligned incentives to disparities in health outcomes and care access, have led to devastating consequences, says HFMA Chair Aaron Crane.
Finding solutions to better manage payment process workflows
In this roundtable, revenue cycle leaders share their challenges, how they have enhanced payment processes through automation, and how they have identified opportunities for improvement.
Healthcare finance leaders share innovative approaches to pandemic challenges
In this Roundtable, several senior financial leaders discuss how their organizations are handling new and persistent problems and what role technology plays in solving staffing issues.
It’s Patient Experience Week: Check out HFMA resources on improving the patient financial experience
The financial experience is an important yet often underappreciated part of the overall patient experience. During Patient Experience Week, there are many simple ways for a healthcare organization to celebrate its revenue cycle team’s accomplishments.
Spectrum Health leaders create diversity council for CFO-led functions
The new program helps boost CFO division diversity by 4 percentage points in a year and a half.
Chapter’s essential spreadsheet skills training goes regional
HFMA’s Hudson Valley Chapter has been providing members with Excel training for more than 20 years. The program was so popular, it’s now offered regionwide.
Jill Geisler: Empathetic leadership: What it is and why it’s important for healthcare finance leaders
Jill Geisler explains empathetic leadership and its importance for healthcare leaders. She shares ways to cultivate empathy and highlights its potential downside.