HFMA has recognized the year’s highest editorial achievements with the Helen Yerger/L. Vann Seawell Best Article Award. Winners are selected from among hfm magazine articles by a panel of five leaders in the healthcare industry. Articles and are judged based on the writer’s demonstration of technical quality, writing skill, and contribution to the profession’s literature.
Winners for FY 2007-08 are:
Steven Berger
“Treating Technology as a Luxury? 10 Necessary Tools”
February 2007
If you’ve been thinking that technology for improving healthcare financial management is a luxury, think again.
Mark E. Grube
“Growing the Top Line: 5 Strategies to Expand Your Business”
May 2007
Build revenues, cut costs, or surrender. The solution set never changes. Although constant attention is required to manage operations as efficiently as possible, long-term success almost always requires top-line growth.
Jeffrey C. Bauer, Ph.D., and Mark Hagland
“Consumer-Directed Health Care: What to Expect and What to Do”
July 2006
Consumer-directed health care is here, and CFOs can be the change leaders for their organizations.
Pamela M. Waymack, FHFMA, and Gwendolyn Lohse
“From a Ripple to a Wave: Why Eligibility Matters”
November 2006
Incomplete eligibility verification can create problematic ripples throughout the revenue cycle. But some healthcare organizations have found a way to keep the ripples from turning into a tsunami.
Scott C. Withrow, Esq.
“The 8 Dimensions of Quality”
December 2006
Careful scrutiny of quality-of-care metrics and laws can assist hospitals in developing strategies for high-quality care.
Nancy A. Lyle
“How Medicare Changes Will Affect Your Cardiovascular Service Line”
May 2007
FY08 is just around the corner; do you know where your CV service line is?