Social isolation affects many populations during the holidays
Many experience higher rates of loneliness and social isolation during the holiday season. Those working in healthcare are in a unique position to identify those at risk and promote health equity.
Eric Jordahl: Hospitals and health systems face risk as the Federal Reserve pursues normalization
Labor market concerns and growing inflationary pressures pose challenges that the Federal Reserve must address as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gail Wilensky: Physician payment and SDoH challenges loom large on nation’s path to value
Two primary obstacles stand in the way of the nation's ability to achieve cost-effective health and healthcare delivery: the slow transition to value-based payment by physicians and the need to address social determinants of health.
Martin Bluth: Blood donation — Why it should be on healthcare finance leaders’ radar
Blood donations should be a top-of-mind concern for hospital and health system finance leaders given that a steady supply of blood donations is among the most critical lifesaving needs for their organizations.
Relief meets reality: The healthcare workforce is still reeling from COVID-19’s impact
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer reflects on another challenging year for healthcare.
COVID-19 pandemic continues to have adverse impacts on hospital performance improvement efforts, survey says
Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and rising expense costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to efforts of the nation’s hospitals and health systems to improve their performance, a Kaufman Hall survey found.
Healthcare’s top area of vulnerability: cost effectiveness
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses some of the ways that healthcare provider organizations are vulnerable to disruption.
Ken Perez: Healthcare plays a pivotal role in the fate of the Democrats’ social spending bill
Characterized by some as the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda, the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan is still very much a work in progress.
Following the COVID-19 liquidity crisis, lines of credit should get a fresh look
Healthcare organizations’ finance and treasury leaders should consider the role of a line of credit as part of a global resource allocation effort.
When real estate is part of a physician affiliation strategy, ‘renters or owners’ is a key consideration
When health systems consider using real estate as an incentive in a physician affiliation strategy, they must decide early whether to create physician owners or renters. Strategic considerations will differ significantly depending on the path chosen.