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There has long been a debate about whether it is wise to outsource some or all of revenue cycle operations to third-party experts who specialize in optimizing financial performance. In the following roundtable, several revenue cycle leaders discuss the role of outsourcing in their own organizations and how they envision it changing as the industry evolves.

Our health system has a new obstetrician/maternity group that it wants to promote on our website and through mailings and e-mail campaigns. Are there any Stark Law or anti-kickback issues that we should be aware of?

Our hospital is beginning to feel the sting of payers steering their members from scheduled high-end imaging procedures at our facility to free-standing imaging centers. How are other hospitals and health systems responding to or reacting to this practice?

Effective 340B compliance requires thinking beyond 340B as a pharmacy program.

For internal reporting, can underpayments and contractual write-offs be included when reporting uncompensated care?

Is it legal to charge an inpatient for outpatient services provided by another facility?

A joint study by HFMA and Deloitte explores how hospital merger and acquisition activity has increased significantly in the past decade, driven by the pursuit of economies of scale and the potential for reducing the cost of care.

Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.

Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.

HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, discusses consumerism fatigue and its potential impact on healthcare stakeholders as well as consumers.