How to Become the Master Gardener of Your Health
The metaphor of caring for a garden is not new, but it's a valuable parallel to caring for our health and wellness, writes Hilda Villaverde, PhD
If You’re Passionate About Health, Don’t Ignore the No. 1 Cause of Death for Women
Revenue cycle consultant Mary Lee DeCoster draws attention to the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, many of which are in women's power to control.
Healthy Eating is a Personal Journey
A diabetes scare in her mid-20s sent Shanna Hanson, manager of business knowledge for Human Arc, on a decades-long wellness journey that altered the course of her life and improved her health and well-being.
Outward Mind-Set is Game-Changer for Leading Teams
For Beth Friedman, founder and president of Agency Ten22, reading business books is a passion that led her to pick up The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves by the Arbinger Institute, which helped her change her mind-set and improve her personal and professional relationships.
Treasury Functions for Strategic Value
Healthcare leaders can examine the treasury functions that are in play in their organizations and shore up the weak points.
E&M coding levels for hospital EDs, 2013-15
Hospitals should analyze coding patterns in their use of E&M APC codes and compare them with national coding trends to understand the extent that their coding practices conform with industry norms.
Pausing to Reflect on What Matters Most
Although HFMA is undertaking many changes to keep up with the times, the values that set the association apart will never change.
Group Health Cooperative’s Effective Use Patient Decision Aids: Key Success Factors
The effective use of patient decision aids is exemplified by an approach implemented by Group Health Cooperative in Seattle (now a part of Kaiser Permanente).
Patient Engagement: A Missing Piece to the Value Puzzle
Healthcare organizations face a pressing need to meet the needs of the top 5 percent of the population who account for 50 percent of the nation’s healthcare cost.
Part B Drugs Revisited—Yet Again
Payment and pricing for Medicare Part B drugs are subjects of much discussion again following the decision by CMS to withdraw its planned pilot projects for these drugs.