CFO Forum Articles

An archive of CFO Forum articles, featuring our latest content and past articles categorized by topic.

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ACOs

• NY Rural Providers Turn Medical Homes into an ACO (February 2015) 

Board Governance

• How Hospital CFOs Can Work More Effectively With Their Boards of Directors (April 2016)

Bundled Payment

• BPCI Advanced Improves Care, Physician Alignment, and Revenue (February 2018)

Capital Financing and Allocation

• Health Systems Share ‘Pearls of Innovation’ (August 2018)
• Building a Sustainable Telehealth Program (October 2015) 

Co-Management

• Learnings from the Front Lines: Physician Co-Management at Columbus Regional Health

Cost Containment

• Advanced Practice Providers Optimize Efficiency and Improve Financial Performance (January 2019)
• Video: 340B Audits Require Team Effort (October 2017)
• Trending Solutions for Rising Drug Prices (February 2017)   

Drug Costs

• Top 5 Factors for Pharmacy Revenue Integrity (April 2018)
• 6 Tips for Rural Hospital 340B Drug Pricing Participation (November 2017)

Enterprise Risk Management

• The Art of Execution: Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Healthcare Provider Organizations (May 2018)

Facility Management

• Using Stakeholder Input to Design Healthcare Facilities (August 2017)

Government Payers

• The Future of Healthcare Organizations Depends on Managing Medicare Costs (February 2018)

Leadership, Ethics and Communication

• Closing the gap between the CFO and the ‘next in line’ (April 2019)
• The 4 Qualities of ‘Next-Level’ Healthcare CFOs (February 2019)
• The CFO’s Role in Innovation (November 2018)
• Collaborating With Your CEO (August 2018)
• Meet Your New Boss (October 2017)
• When Leading and Managing Others: First Do No Harm (July 2016)

Organizational Structure

• Should Utilization Review Report to Patient Care or Revenue Cycle? (July 2018)

Physician Relationships

• Engaging Physicians in Value-Based Compensation Model (January 2019)
• Contracting with Physicians to Tackle Pervasive Challenges (August 2017)
• Survey Reveals Opportunities for Physician MACRA Education (July 2017)
• Understanding the Current State of MACRA (May 2017)

Population Health

• A Population Health ‘A-Ha’ Moment: Focusing Care Coordination on the Right Patients (January 2018)

Productivity and Process Improvement

• Using Dashboards to Drive Better Performance (April 2017)

Quality Improvement

• NYU Langone Medical Center Achieves Cost Reductions Through Rehab Fine-Tuning (November 2016)
• Making ACO Participation Pay Off (May 2016)
• Geisinger’s Money Back Guarantee Targets Patient Experience (January 2016)

Regulatory Requirements

• Understanding the 7 Options for CMS’s Hospital Charge Posting Rule (October 2018)

Rural Hospitals

• Successful Rural Hospital Surpasses Perceptions (April 2019)
• 3 Rural Hospital Challenges and Solutions in the Brave New World of Value (May 2018)
• NY Rural Providers Turn Medical Homes into an ACO (February 2015)

Strategic Partnerships, Mergers, and Acquisitions

• How to Be a Good Payer Partner  (November 2017)
• Partnering with Other Providers to Develop Community Needs Assessments (July 2017)
• You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure: A Practical Guide for Population Health Management (October 2016)  

Strategic Planning

• Repeal of the Individual Mandate Means More Uncompensated Care (February 2019)
• Finding Success with Provider-Sponsored Health Plans During Uncertain Times (May 2017)
• Finding Value in Healthcare Innovation Centers (August 2016)
• Should Your Health System Sponsor a Health Plan? (February 2016)

Technology

• 4 ways healthcare organizations can use blockchain (May 2019)
• Using IT to Support Population Health Management (January 2017)