The FTC’s new non-compete regulations will affect hospital agreements with physicians, unless courts intervene
Hospital advocates expressed concern about the implications of new federal regulations that prohibit employers from including non-compete clauses in employment agreements. Although tax-exempt hospitals largely fall outside the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which will enforce the regulations, the newly issued final rule stands to affect clinical staffing. Non-compete agreements apply to between…
It’s time to revisit your charity care policy
The cover story in the May issue of hfm focuses on a South Dakota health system that developed a new process to identify charity care patients. In this episode, HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discusses why good financial assistance policies and process are essential to patient care.
Three Questions to Ask your RCM Vendor Right Now
All RCM vendors say they take tech, talent, and problem-solving seriously. But do they? Download the white paper to consider some hard-hitting questions.
Enhancing Patient Engagement and Healthcare Operations
This whitepaper presents the exploration of identity-based communication strategies within the healthcare industry to solve issues by prioritizing patient experience and ease of care services in a secure and trusted way.
Hospital Prices Machine Readable File: Build vs Buy Guide
Download this guide to assist you as you run the numbers and study the facts to decide whether or not to build your own MRF(s).
The Payvider Movement Is Here.
This white paper examines how becoming a payvider drives additional revenue as well as strategic value.
BESLER provides thorough Transfer DRG revenue recovery services
Hospitals require clear and simple paths through the challenges posed by changing regulations so they can spend more time and dollars focusing on enhancing patient care.
News Briefs: Providers face trying times in the first month after the Change Healthcare cyberattack
Healthcare providers struggled financially and operationally in the first 30 days after a Feb. 21 cyberattack forced the shutdown of Change Healthcare’s claims submission and payment systems, among more than 100 other applications. As of the week of March 18, parent company UnitedHealth Group had restored Change Healthcare’s payment platform and was reporting progress in…
How to keep your balance sheet steady in tumultuous times
The balance sheet contributes significantly to cash flow at most not-for-profit (NFP) hospitals and health systems. Yet few organizations have developed a strategy that reflects the balance sheet’s contributions to financial sustainability. Throughout the operational and financial turmoil of the past few years, many health systems have relied on their balance sheet to compensate for…
Hospital finances are on the upswing, but the toll of the Change Healthcare outage is yet to be seen
Note: The second section of this article was updated where noted with a new comment from Fitch Ratings. There is reason to be optimistic about the state of hospital finances, but the impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack has added uncertainty to the forecasts. Financial metrics for the first two months of 2024 continued to…