Chad Mulvany, FHFMA

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Chad Mulvany, FHFMA

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Palliative Care in the ED Improves Value for Patients and Providers

Emergency departments that provide palliative care consults are seeing value in their initiatives.

Array August 19, 2021

Local health providers will compete with Cleveland Clinic/American Well’s telehealth service in the near future

A discussion about what local healthcare providers can expect as more telehealth services like Cleveland Clinic’s The Clinic become available and how an upcoming HFMA consumer-centric measuring tool will help providers compete.

Array August 17, 2021

Surveys show rates of uninsured increased, underinsured remains significant

HFMA's Chad Mulvany says healthcare organizations should ensure their self-pay revenue cycle process follows best practices as it’s likely with more people uninsured there will be increased scrutiny of these processes.

Array July 19, 2021

The pandemic’s disruption of the healthcare industry creates opportunities for innovative organizations

HFMA's Chad Mulvany says the sheer scale of disruption from the pandemic to providers’ finances, purchasers’ pocketbooks and care delivery models should create opportunities for innovative organizations.

Array January 22, 2021

Employers seek shelter from healthcare cost increases in public option

If plans and providers can’t collaborate to control healthcare cost, employers will look to the government to do so.

Array January 22, 2021

Post-election Washington policy outlook on health policy priorities

HFMA's Chad Mulvany speculates on health policy priorities and changes in the next 24 months, assuming we continue to have a divided government and President-elect Biden's campaign survives President Trump's many legal challenges about state vote counts.

Array January 22, 2021

Analysis: Providers should prepare for reductions in Medicare and Medicaid spending as federal deficit swells

Given the role both Medicare and Medicaid spending play in current and projected federal deficits, spending on both will eventually need to be reduced.

Array January 22, 2021

TransUnion survey on consumerism: Healthcare consumers want to know the price of a service in advance

Healthcare organizations that have increased availability of price estimates and facilitate clear conversations about the account resolution process anecdotally report improvements in self-pay collections and patient satisfaction, says HFMA's Chad Mulvany.

Array January 22, 2021

Medicare Advantage concepts come to Medicare fee-for-service with Geographic Direct Contracting Model

While the MA Stars Rating program is a bonus program where plans can earn additional revenue for achieving high scores, quality in the Geographic Direct Contracting program is treated more like a penalty, says HFMA's Chad Mulvany.

Array December 17, 2020

CMS waiver for hospital-at-home designed to address COVID-19-driven capacity issues | HFMA

While it’s been rumored that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation was working on a hospital-at-home model, this is a short-term waiver designed to address COVID-19-driven capacity issues, said HFMA’s Chad Mulvany.

Array December 14, 2020