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David Dyke, former vice president of product management for Change Healthcare, discusses how to reduce denials that disrupt the revenue cycle and how to keep up with changing rules around claims. 

HFMA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the FY2019 IPPS proposed rule published in the May 7, 2018, Federal Register.

Cedar’s CEO and co-founder tackles the topic of patient payment and the importance of having an innovative patient financial management system. 

The president's message has a whole new look this month. Plus: what to know before you go to HFMA's Annual Conference.

Patient financial responsibility increased by 11 percent between the final months of 2016 and 2017.

Value-based models such as bundled payment and accountable care organizations have bolstered reductions in total joint replacement costs.

Organizations can use their current data to understand what it truly costs to deliver healthcare services. Using existing data and automating the pull of that data also allows for less human intervention to maintain cost accounting models.

Providers and health plans need to broaden their views to find and implement approaches that deliver greater value to the patient while ensuring the financial sustainability of the system.

François de Brantes, former vice president and director for the Altarum Payment Institute, discusses payment models.

This document summarizes the FY2019 proposed rule updating the hospice wage index and payment rates.