HFMA

This summary provides highlights of the healthcare proposals included in the Trump Administration's fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget.

What are the main steps in developing a productivity benchmark model for a service line? 

Can we adjust a denied Medicare charge off of an account when an appeal is still open? 

What is the best practice target for denial write-offs as a percent of net revenue? 

Outside of the days cash on hand (DCOH) liquidity metric, what other cash or payment term metrics are useful? 

A healthcare thought leader explains the current Medicare payment system challenges and how CFOs can offset future Medicare cuts through cost containment.

Care navigators facilitate hospital discharge and patient follow-ups with the goal of improved outcomes.

Almost 84 million people out of a total population of 400 million, will be covered by Medicaid or Medicare by 2050.

CDC estimates that if vaccination rates increased by just 5 percentage points across the entire population, another 6,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations could have been avoided. 

Finance leaders should collaborate with clinical leaders on clinician cost education so they have a greater awareness of room fees, nursing fees, and radiology fees needed to treat ED patients.