Jean Hodges
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2026 MAP Awards presented to 20 organizations for revenue cycle performance
CHICAGO (March 18, 2026) – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) announced the 2026 winners of the MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle, including three integrated delivery systems, eight hospital systems, four individual hospitals, two critical access hospitals and three physician practices. “We want to congratulate these award winners for their dedicated efforts to strengthen…
HFMA’s Vitalic Health launches the Vitals Tracker to measure the health of the industry
The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Vitalic Health today released the U.S. Vitals Tracker, a first-of-its-kind tool that measures the health of U.S. healthcare. Vitalic Health – powered by HFMA – is designed to bring together healthcare stakeholders to address issues negatively impacting affordability, health outcomes and industry financial sustainability. The Vitals Tracker scores each year…
HFMA report: Healthcare C-suite executives feel underprepared for the future, especially when it comes to AI deployment
CHICAGO (Nov. 10, 2025) – In the current environment of unsustainable costs and rapid technological advancement, top U.S. health system leaders say old ways of doing business in healthcare are no longer viable, according to “The C-suite of the Future,” the latest report from the award-winning editorial team at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). …