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HFMA 2023-24 Leadership Directory
HFMA's 2023-24 Leadership Directory provides a listing of the Association's National, Regional and Chapter leaders for its current fiscal year.
Healthcare Financial Management Association offers finance education in the Middle East
Chicago (Aug. 22, 2023) – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is offering a new international educational opportunity with a one-day healthcare finance session at the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh on Oct. 31. Selat, a Riyadh-based revenue cycle management (RCM) consulting firm and their training firm Nawa, is the exclusive sponsor of the event. …
5 ways end-to-end RCM improves the employee experience
In today’s healthcare landscape, it can be very difficult to find and retain top talent. The key? Improve the employee experience. See the 5 ways end-to-end RCM can enhance your team’s day-to-day, creating a superior work environment that speaks for itself. Inside this guide, you’ll learn how to improve the employee experience by enabling more…
New report projects robust investment in healthcare revenue cycle and finance solutions, despite economic headwinds
CHICAGO (Aug. 16, 2023) – More than one-third of health system executives participating in a recent survey are planning to automate two or more revenue cycle management (RCM) or finance functions in 2024, according to a report published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and Eliciting Insights, a healthcare strategy and market research company.…
FY 2024 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule Summary
HFMA provides a detailed summary of the final rule updating the Medicare hospice payment rates, wage index, the cap amount and the quality reporting requirements for FY 2024.
FY 2024 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PPS Final Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the FY 2024 final rule released by CMS that rebases and revises the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) PPS market basket to reflect a 2021 base year and makes other changes affecting IPF PPS rates.
Common coding challenges hospitals face and how to fix them
Managing revenue and profitability has become increasingly difficult for hospitals, leading many to take drastic cost-cutting measures. However, there are less painful options, including reevaluating and revamping medical coding processes. Managing revenue and profitability has become increasingly difficult for hospitals, leading many to take drastic cost-cutting measures. However, there are less painful options, including reevaluating…
How to staff smarter and reduce reliance on expensive travel contracts
To bridge the healthcare staffing gap and tackle workforce issues such as burnout, spikes in labor costs, and rising retirements among nurses, hospitals and healthcare facilities need a technology-driven approach that empowers staffing managers with the control needed to address fluctuating patient volume without understaffing or overspending on labor. This How-To guide highlights the challenges,…
FY 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Final Rule Summary
HFMA presents a detailed summary of the final rule issued by CMS on the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system for FY 2024.
How leveraging artificial intelligence in utilization management can enhance your revenue cycle
This white paper dives into how AI will help make healthcare sustainable and provide more of a focus on patient care. The goal is to decrease industry challenges and create new efforts to reduce the administrative cost of healthcare.