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The Knowledge Center offers a comprehensive listing of all resources HFMA offers on healthcare finance topics, sorted by topic area.

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Medical Foundations: One Model for Hospital-Physician Alignment

The medical foundation model offers hospitals and health systems a potentially valuable opportunity to better integrate and collaborate with physician groups to improve the quality, efficiency, and coordination of care.

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Financing Options for Nonprofit Small and Rural Hospitals

This white paper is designed to demystify several financial options available to not for profit small and rural hospitals.

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The Stark Law Essentials: A Primer on Self-Referral

An overview of the Stark law—and penalties.

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Getting Value from Data

To improve care, lower costs, and optimize performance, hospitals and health systems need to become more data-driven.

View AllPayment, Reimbursement, and Managed Care

Lessons Learned from Hospital Transparency Pioneers

Both Alegent Health and Spectrum Health began posting pricing and cost information five years ago.

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HFMA’s Comment Letter on CMS’s Proposed Rule to Delay ICD-10

HFMA prepared a comment on the CMS proposal to change the compliance date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical data code sets that was published in the April 17, 2012, Federal Register.

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Two Physician Practices Tackle EHR Meaningful Use

White Rose Family Practice provides insight on preparing for Stage 2 meaningful use, while Premier Healthcare sheds some light on achieving Stage 1.

Education & Events

Case Study: Achieving Labor Cost Savings

May 23, 2012

Find out how hospitals can implement labor management strategies to achieve cost savings. This webinar will address benefits specifically available through benchmarking, the development of labor standards for each department/unit, and other means.

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Physician/Hospital Revenue Cycle Integration: A Panel Discussion

May 24, 2012

Health reform and other market pressures are driving hospitals to acquire physician practices. A panel of experts representing organizations with varying degrees of physician/hospital revenue cycle integration will discuss the opportunities and challenges inherent in unifying the revenue cycle.

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Why the Item Master Doesn't Support Value Analysis Efforts

May 31, 2012

The item master—the baseline for item and spend data—is often inaccurate, the data fields limited, and surrounding ordering conventions outdated. Strategic sourcing tools can provide the accurate data needed to support value analysis and standardization efforts.

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Legal Challenges to Healthcare Reform

Track the multiple lawsuits involving the Affordable Care Act.

HFMA CHFP Online Study Materials Available

The Healthcare Finance Core Curriculum online study preparation for the 2012 CHFP examination is available for purchase.

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Understanding Your Capital Options

As hospitals and health systems plan capital spending that requires financing, they should carefully weigh all their options.

Risks and Rewards of Variable-Rate Debt

Hospitals can lower debt-financing costs through appropriate use of variable-rate products.

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