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Innovation and Disruption
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of May 25.
By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor
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Innovation and Disruption
Congress is expected to enact another major coronavirus bill with hospital provisions by early July.
By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor
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Coronavirus
The coronavirus is affecting the healthcare industry in unprecedented ways, and HFMA wants to help you stay up to date on the latest news about the outbreak. Come back to this page regularly for coronavirus resources, selected specifically ...
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Coronavirus
The HFMA editorial team will continuously post the latest announcements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Innovation and Disruption
Nearly 400 hospitals and health systems have received $12 billion in COVID-19 "high impact" grants.
By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor
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Transparency
The May 7 hearing regarding CMS's controversial price transparency policy is likely the opening act in what may be a long series of appeals to the lawsuit filed against the Trump administration.
By Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Costing and Managerial Accounting
A recent survey by HFMA and Strata Decision Technology found that, although 85% of health systems and 57% of hospitals and medical centers havecost accounting systems, most are not fully adept in using cost data to reduce total cost of care...
By Jeni Williams
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Innovation and Disruption
HFMA's Chad Mulvany questions if the recent expansion of telehealth could stimulate a trend of plans offering virtual PCPs as the primary care access point.
By Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Community Benefit
HFMA's Katie Gilfillan says strong financial leadership is required to manage and source the complex funding and ensure the long-term financial sustainability of accountable communities for health.
By Katie Gilfillan
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Compliance
HFMA summarized in detail the OIG's proposed rule amending its civil money penalty regulations.
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Compliance
HFMA's Chad Mulvany reviews some of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's changes to the terms and conditions related to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund.
By Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
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Costing Managerial Accounting
To ensure their organizations get a fair share of the billions of dollars in reimbursement and grants available to healthcare providers during COVID-19, finance leaders need a plan for accurately capturing costs.
By Laura Hegwer
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Care Process Redesign
The U.S. healthcare system will thrive if leaders and policymakers take steps to promote holistic care and better access, says David Shulkin, MD, former secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Nick Hut
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Medicare Payment and Reimbursement
Federal assistance programs should stabilize hospital cash through the summer, when Medicare repayments will create major financial pressure.
By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor
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Value-Based Payment
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of May 18.
By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor
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Coding
Providers should make sure they fully understand various COVID-19 codes that can enhance payment from CMS and serve as important claims data.
By Emmel Golden, MD, FCCP, CCDS, and Brandy Kline, RHIA, CCS, CDIP
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Patient Access
HFMA presents a summary of CMS's final rule on interoperability and patient access to health data.
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Telemedicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has opened new opportunities for health systems to expand their use of telehealth services. Implemented properly with careful planning, telehealth can be a strong revenue source going forward.
By Lucy Zielinski
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Telemedicine
Lucy Zielinski and Dan Marino follow up on Zielinski's successful Virtual Conference presentation by tackling some of the most challenging aspects of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in this episode, Christopher Dunkerly of spo...
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Financial Leadership
Leaders with two provider organizations that resumed elective procedures as COVID-19 began to ebb in their markets describe the most important considerations.
By Nick Hut
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Financial Leadership
Several guiding principles can help leaders steer their teams and organizations back to something approaching normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jill Geisler
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Financial Sustainability
Kaufman Hall's managing director and chair, Ken Kaufman, says leaders of healthcare provider organizations must act now with speed and sophistication to develop the financial foundation for an effective COVID-19 recovery.
By Kenneth Kaufmann
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Financial Sustainability
The May issue of the Financial Sustainability Report offers healthcare finance leaders insights that can help them develop long-term solutions for recovering and thriving in the new healthcare landscape that emerges after the COVID-19 pande...
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Capital Finance
Health systems that are developing venture capital projects should apply eight core principles that reflect best practices of organizations that had a strong track record of success in managing their venture capital programs.
By Steve Weylandt, MHA, Dudley E. Morris, and Alan Trimakas, MBA
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Staff Development
HFMA Chapter members announce career updates from new jobs to promotions. Plus, one member shares her recent accomplishment with a master’s in legal studies.
By Jennifer Novoseletsky
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Consumerism
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer addresses issues related to the patient financial experience — and journalists who are covering it —during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA
