Why Healthcare Forecasting is a Combination of Art and Science
A healthcare forecast is based on an analysis of related costs and trends, but a forecaster’s predictions also should consider the possibility of future crossroads where several vectors of change intersect.
Reconsidering post-acute care options
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer highlights the need to consider post-acute care in the context of reducing the total cost of care.
How to advance projects amid rising capital costs
What is the significance of rising capital costs for healthcare organization’s construction projects and how planning can account for it.
‘Medicare for All’: Do the numbers
Healthcare leaders can foster a productive debate about “Medicare for All” by driving analyses based on data such as cost projections, writes HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer.
Deceased Medicare Beneficiary Admissions: Accounting for the Causes and Impacts
Hospitals and health systems should be prepared to see a greater financial impact from Medicare hospital admissions that end with beneficiaries being deceased than from such admissions that end with the patients leaving the hospital in an improved condition.
Efforts to Address Surprise Medical Billing Could Yield a Bipartisan Solution
The current political climate could pose a barrier to a solution for Congress solving surprise medical bills from providers outside of patients’ networks through legislation.
Price Transparency: The Time Is Now
It is past time for healthcare leaders to start providing greater price transparency for consumers, regardless of the challenges and obstacles to doing so, writes HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer.
Valuing Patients as Consumers
February marks National Wise Health Care Consumer Month. HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer encourages healthcare finance leaders to reflect on what their organizations are doing to help patients and community members feel valued as consumers.
The Texas Federal District Court’s Ruling on the Constitutionality of the ACA
The 2018 ruling in by the Texas District Court declaring Affordable Care Act unconstitutional is expected to be overturned, but the decision still could have an adverse effect on the future of value-based payment.
Innovation in Health Care—It’s Not Just an App
Innovative technology often is seen as the means for transforming health care, but what ultimately is required is innovative thinking that doesn’t rely solely on technology but also looks at ways to improve processes.