Why real estate should be an integral part of a health system’s resources strategy
The changing healthcare landscape following the pandemic — including, among other factors, the new competitive dynamics as a result of the migration away from inpatient care and the heightened focus on health equity — is making it incumbent on health system leaders to align their real estate resources within their overall approach to strategy, operations and finance.
Jill Geisler on crisis management: Lead like Zelenskyy
Leaders must be prepared to respond to critical situations. Looking to the example currently being set by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jill Geisler discusses what leaders need to know and do.
New roles at Adventist Health for Todd Hofheins and John Beaman
Adventist Health promotes Todd Hofheins to COO and John Beaman to CFO. Terri Hays, Leon Choiniere and Dan Bugarin also have new jobs, and Dan Moncher has retired.
A bolder, brighter, better healthcare finance industry is within reach
Outgoing HFMA National Chair Tammie Jackson urges healthcare finance professionals to continue making bold moves toward a brighter, better healthcare industry.
Beyond healthcare: What consumers want
The healthcare industry has a history of organizing business processes around the needs and wants of producers, not consumers.
Paul Keckley: Inflation’s impact on healthcare: 5 takeaways
For healthcare finance professionals, healthcare inflation requires intensified efforts to address five concerns: increased bad debt, increased operating costs, heightened public scrutiny of pricing policies and executive compensation, increased competition by privately funded competitors offering low-cost solutions and growth of “Occupy Healthcare” movements.
Why ensuring the appropriate assignment of observation status patients is so important
Managing observation status requires a focused and consistent effort. Inappropriate assignment of observation status is expensive for patients and hospitals alike and can impede the goal of providing patients with the right care at the right time in the right setting.
David Johnson: Cracks in the foundation (Part 4): Overcoming a brittle business model
U.S. health systems’ rely on centralized, high-cost platforms (e.g., hospitals) to deliver routine care in an approach focused on optimizing revenues under fee-for-service payment. Yet this approach is inefficient and asset-heavy. To build less brittle, more consumer-centric delivery platforms, health systems must decant procedures to more convenient, lower-cost locations as they pursue full-risk contracting.
Beyond healthcare: What consumers want
West Health-Gallup recently found only 5% of consumers believe that Americans are receiving high-value healthcare. Joe Fifer says addressing this challenge will require a new mindset and an expanded mission, but he believes healthcare leaders are up to it.
Reframe workforce challenges as opportunities
Tammie Jackson believes the healthcare industry’s current workforce challenges are opportunities to redefine workplaces to better attract and retain employees.