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Accounting/Finance
New! FAQs: HFMA Principles and Practices Board Statement 15 (June 2008). This document addresses questions HFMA's P&P Board has received regarding its guidance on how to report charity care services and bad debts. Learn More
Your Strategy for Nonhospital Competitors (June 2008). Find out how hospitals are competing with nonhospital entities such as retail health clinics and physician-owned outpatient centers. Learn More
Popular Charts of Healthcare Financial Business Statistics (May 2008). These ready-to-use charts reflect frequently-requested statistics from hospital margins and payment trends. Learn More
P&P Board Statement 15 Regarding Reporting Charity Care and Bad Debt. Learn the correct way to measure and report these components of uncompensated care. Cited in the new 990 Schedule H, the IRS refers to Statement 15. Learn More
P&P Board Statement 15 Charity Care/Bad Debt Reporting Poll
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HFMA's Healthcare Finance Outlook 2008-2013. Healthcare finance leaders forecaste four areas that drive business success for healthcare organizations: volume, cost, pricing payment, and capital. Learn More
Financing the Future. Bringing together key stakeholders to share knowledge, develop research, and give healthcare organizations tools to seize the opportunities the financial future holds. Learn More
Compliance
New! 990 Coalition for Hospitals Web Page. The 990 Coalition for Hospitals, of which HFMA is a member, has launched a web site to provide resources to help hospital professionals complete the revised IRS Form 990 and new Schedule H. Learn More
New! Comment Letter on Form 990/Schedule H Draft Instructions (June 1, 2008). In a comment letter to the IRS, HFMA's Principles and Practices Board strongly recommended that the Form 990 Schedule H instructions stress the crucial distinction between charity care and bad debt, as explained in the Board's Statement 15. Learn More
Reimbursement
New ! Healthcare Payment Reform: From Principles to Action (June 2008). HFMA evaluates the degree of agreement among key stakeholder representatives regarding key payment system reform guiding principles and possible implementation approaches. Learn More
Building a New Payment System. Executive Summary of HFMA’s 2007 Thought Leadership Retreat, where respected healthcare finance executives examined the principles of an ideal payment system, possible elements to implement it, and potential barriers to implementation. Learn More
FY09 Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet (June 2008). In addition to FY09 inpatient PPS updates, this proposed rule also addresses changes in severity-adjusted DRG payments to physician-owned specialty hositals and long-term care hospitals. Learn More
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program Resource Guide (June 2008). Find HFMA resources on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Learn More
Revenue Cycle
New! Preparing for "No-Pay" Events (June 2008). Publicly listing the "never events" is easy, but deciding how to handle billing issues related to "adverse events" is still being sorted out by hospitals. Minnesota and Oregon hospitals share their approaches to this cloudy issue. Learn More
Revenue Cycle Strategies and Technologies for Serving the Uninsured (June 2008). A fresh look at core concepts of charity care, bad debt and revenue cycle processes and technologies to better serve the needs of those who lack adequate coverage. Learn More
Point of Service (POS) Calculator (May 2008). This new interactive tool can calculate collection amounts due from patients at the point of service. Learn More
PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING® Project Page. Get reports, worksheets and tools to make your patient financial communications clear, concise, correct and caring. Learn More
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