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David Dyke, former vice president of product management for Change Healthcare, discusses how to reduce denials that disrupt the revenue cycle and how to keep up with changing rules around claims. 

Providers should focus on improving quality, reducing costs, and delivering a positive patient experience to stage a high-functioning physician referral network.

More than 500 primary care providers have moved to per-member, per-month payments for patients covered by Hawaii’s largest health plan. The initiative may provide a roadmap for smaller physician practices to participate and flourish in the transition to value.

HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer explains why traditional healthcare stakeholders are going beyond conventional boundaries to address a different kind of health issue—loneliness.

Specific steps can help hospitals effectively engage physicians in initiatives to reduce clinical variation and, in turn, improve the value of care delivery.

Workplace initiatives to enhance workforce diversity and inclusiveness give companies a competitive advantage, says D&I expert Kim Drumgo.

Losing high-performing employees can hamper an organization in many ways. Clear communication and proactive goal-setting can improve job satisfaction for those employees and make it more likely that they will stay.

Giving physician leaders better tools to conduct annual performance reviews has helped one Canadian hospital provide more meaningful feedback to physicians and improved engagement. More engaged physicians have helped the organization raise its patient satisfaction scores.

Many Americans are unable to achieve their full health potential because of socioeconomic disparities, addiction, or even their address. To tackle these health inequities, health systems and health plans are testing innovative approaches that could bring financial benefits as well.

Patient financial responsibility increased by 11 percent between the final months of 2016 and 2017.