Cover Story
Rural hospitals seeing signs of financial hope
Reports of improving finances among the nation’s rural hospitals may be a beacon for those that continue to face severe financial challenges.
Feature
Health systems face difficult choices on where to invest limited capital amid an abundance of options. Key to success: a decision-making process that is disciplined and strategic.
A panel moderated by HFMA’s President and CEO C. Ann Jordan discussed the need to build financially strong health ecosystems that can meet the nation’s healthcare affordability challenges.
Expert Reviewed
A hospital can achieve significant efficiencies with a policy that specifies when medical supplies can or cannot be separately billed.
Healthcare organizations require a resilient downtime strategy to safeguard the revenue cycles against the threats posed by cyberattacks.
Columns
HFMA 2025-26 Chair Kiran Batheja applauds the Association’s accomplishments over his term and urges members to strengthen their engagement.
Jill Geisler offers guidance on how best to respond to a staff member’s resignation.
As adoption of AI expands across healthcare, industry stakeholders should assess what the technology means for the U.S. healthcare system.
Healthcare’s future belongs to organizations that invest in AI infrastructure to reap the benefits of consumer-first business practices.
Departments
A partnership between the HFMA Oklahoma Chapter and the University of Oklahoma has enhanced students’ healthcare finance education and helped 54 students earn the CSPR certification.
More than 4,000 finance leaders and solution partners are expected to attend the HFMA Annual Conference 2026, June 7-10.
HFMA’s Enterprise Impact Award recognizes leaders advancing engagement with finance education and resources across healthcare organizations.
As published in the April-May 2026 issue of hfm, this news roundup presents top stories for healthcare finance professionals.
The first quarter of 2026 saw four HFMA members from various parts of the nation take on new CFO positions.
Supplements
Organizations of all sizes are actively working to improve processes through increased automation, but each market segment has its own challenges. Read this report to discover the findings.
In this HFMA executive roundtable, 11 healthcare revenue cycle and health information management executives share how they’re implementing AI solutions and shifting traditional staffing strategies as these new tools take hold.
A recent survey shows that healthcare finance leaders are shifting their priorities and investment strategies to connect patient loyalty, RCM efficiency and automation into one cohesive strategy for operational resilience.
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