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Read the Report

A report from HFMA’s Thought Leadership Retreat discusses how healthcare providers should develop the key competencies required to succeed under value-based business models.

See Compendium

Read recent articles exploring potential benefits and risks in bundled payments in this HFMA Compendium, "Bundled Payments: An Opportunity Worth Pursuing?"

HFMA Glossary

New to healthcare finance? Come across an unfamiliar term? Use HFMA's online glossary to help you navigate the complex world of healthcare finance.

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Don't Lose Money with Your Technology Upgrade

After a technology upgrade, a hospital should take specific steps preempt issues that could lead to decreased revenue.

Developing Capabilities for Real-Time Capacity Management

Learning to use existing capacity more efficiently may be the fastest way for hospitals and health systems to generate revenue.

Using Technology to Reveal True Costs

A lack of good costing data is a barrier to achieving value in healthcare organizations. Learn how to select and implement technologies designed to improve costing.

Deal Killers: Navigating Compliance, Financing, and Other Obstacles

This webinar will focus on how to successfully navigate through significant and common deal obstacles.

Medicare Incentive Payments for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records

This P&P Board issue analysis addresses certain accounting and reporting issues resulting from incentive payments under the Medicare program for the meaningful use of EHR technology.

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Hospital Stays Covered by Medicaid, 1997-2008

Between 1997 and 2008, the number of hospitalizations covered by Medicaid increased by 30 percent.

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Hospital Stays Covered by Medicaid, 1997-2008

Between 1997 and 2008, the number of hospitalizations covered by Medicaid increased by 30 percent.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Penn Medicine Prognosis: Reduced Costs, Increased Revenue

Penn Medicine’s Physician Groups automated cash postings to reduce costs and improve administrative efficiency.

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Safety Net Hospital Meeting Request and Questions for Potential Affiliates

Safety Net Hospital invited some organizations to present their credentials to a steering committee for concurrent analysis of each system candidate.

Which System Is the Best Target for a Close Affliation?

Leaders at a safety net hospital consider which health system they should affiliate with.

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hfm March Preview: Frequent-User Patients: Reducing Costs While Making Appropriate Discharges

The global economic downturn has many social workers and clinicians alarmed by the growing the number of homeless individuals going to the nation’s hospitals for health care. An influx of newly homeless, adding to large numbers of chronically homeless, is forcing healthcare organizations to take steps to ensure that they have legally compliant discharge planning protocols and procedures in place.

Understanding Semi-Automated RAC Reviews

The new semi-automated RAC audits give providers an opportunity to justify their billing without the threat of an automatic recoupment.

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Revenue Cycle Strategist: February 2012 Issue

This issue of Revenue Cycle Strategist features articles on automating cash postings, contract variance management, and semi-automated RAC audits.

A 2012 Action List for ICD-10

For successful implementation of ICD-10, all departments need to contribute, including your revenue cycle team.

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Tropical Storm ‘ICD-10’ Has Been Designated a Hurricane

The transition to ICD-10 can be less stormy if the process is broken down into simple steps.

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Penn Medicine Prognosis: Reduced Costs, Increased Revenue

Penn Medicine’s Physician Groups automated cash postings to reduce costs and improve administrative efficiency.

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Training Tips from Penn Medicine

Training occurred at multiple points during Penn Medicine’s cash posting automation project.

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Storing Radiology Images in the Reform Era: What CFOs Need to Know

New technology systems help hospitals cut costs as they prepare for rapid growth in radiology imaging.

ICD-10: From Assessment to Remediation to Strategic Opportunity

This case study about Geisinger Health System’s ICD-10 implementation offers lessons to organizations that are just beginning to implement ICD-10 .

View AllPayment, Reimbursement, and Managed Care

HFMA Proactively Comments on the CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

HFMA urged CMS to take that steps to provide data related to readmissions, align financial incentives across the care continuum, and change how excess readmissions are defined and calculated.

Hospital Stays Covered by Medicaid, 1997-2008

Between 1997 and 2008, the number of hospitalizations covered by Medicaid increased by 30 percent.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Hospital Stays Covered by Medicaid, 1997-2008

Between 1997 and 2008, the number of hospitalizations covered by Medicaid increased by 30 percent.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Understanding Semi-Automated RAC Reviews

The new semi-automated RAC audits give providers an opportunity to justify their billing without the threat of an automatic recoupment.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Contract Variance Management: Not by Software Alone

The expertise of a managed care compliance team is critical to managing contract variance.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

View AllRevenue Cycle

Tool: Sample Credit Balances Policy

Forum members can adapt HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley's policy on refunding credit balances of less than $10 for their own organizations.

Ask the Expert: Collecting and Refunding Small Copays

Several Forum experts provide insight into their organization's policies for refunding small copays.

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Lynchburg General Hospital: Leveraging Technology and Departmental Collaboration to Improve Revenue Cycle Performance

In 2010, Lynchburg General Hospital embarked on a cross-departmental process redesign project focused on internal procedures, technology, and Six Sigma techniques. As a result, Lynchburg decreased A/R days, increased point-of-service cash collections, while maintaining its cost to collect.

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Understanding Semi-Automated RAC Reviews

The new semi-automated RAC audits give providers an opportunity to justify their billing without the threat of an automatic recoupment.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Contract Variance Management: Not by Software Alone

The expertise of a managed care compliance team is critical to managing contract variance.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Tropical Storm ‘ICD-10’ Has Been Designated a Hurricane

The transition to ICD-10 can be less stormy if the process is broken down into simple steps.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Penn Medicine Prognosis: Reduced Costs, Increased Revenue

Penn Medicine’s Physician Groups automated cash postings to reduce costs and improve administrative efficiency.

Revenue Cycle Strategist Newsletter subscribers only

Building Value-Driving Capabilities: Business Intelligence

In this Value Project report, discover how providers can meet their business intelligence needs to convert data into actionable information for informed decision making.

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