Healthcare affordability requires a collective effort, industry leaders say
There’s an urgency to address healthcare affordability, but more could be done by providers, insurers and investors, according to panelists at a Vitalic Health-assembled panel at ViVE, the international annual health tech conference sponsored by CHIME and held Feb. 22-25 in Los Angeles. In the presentation, called “Vitalic Health: Where tech meets financial reality,” panelists…
Automated payment reconciliation emerges as critical gap in healthcare revenue cycle
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.
RCM recalibration: Patient financial experience captures leaders’ top focus
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.
News Briefs: Relief might be fleeting for healthcare after Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs
The Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 decision striking down most of the Trump administration’s tariff policy negated many of the tariffs that have affected healthcare and other industries since beginning in August 2025. The ruling leaves in place sector-specific tariffs such as increased levies on imports of steel and aluminum, for which the tariff has been…
People: 4 HFMA members move into new CFO roles
The first quarter of 2026 saw four HFMA members from various parts of the nation take on new CFO positions. CommonSpirit welcomes Michael Browning as CFO On Jan. 2, Michael Browning, MBA, CPA, began his tenure as the new system senior executive vice president and CFO for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. Browning is charged with financial…
Ken Perez: AI, the healthcare industry’s private-sector-led revolution
With the advent of AI, many industry observers say the U.S. healthcare industry is standing at the brink of a sea change. As industrywide adoption of AI accelerates, now is a good time for the industry’s stakeholders to pause for a moment and take stock of what this new technology means for the healthcare system.…
Jill Geisler: What’s a leader to do when good employees leave?
Picture this: A good employee informs his boss he’s planning to resign. He gives plenty of advance notice. A bigger organization is offering him an expanded opportunity. The boss accepts the resignation, then lets others on the team know he’s not happy about it. He tells them, “This place has a one-way door.” In other…
Why hospitals should develop a billable supply policy
The question of how best to charge and bill medical supplies to insurers has long been fraught with uncertainty for U.S. healthcare providers. The uncertainty arose from the decision by Congress in 1983 to implement the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and, in 2000, the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), with the goal of controlling…
Why revenue cycle teams must prepare for extended downtime in the age of cyber threats
In today’s volatile cybersecurity landscape, healthcare organizations are under siege. Ransomware, data breaches and cloud outages are no longer rare events — they are persistent threats with enterprisewide consequences. For revenue cycle teams — the financial lifeblood of hospitals — the pernicious effects are immediate: If systems are down, claims don’t go out, cash doesn’t…
Kiran Batheja: Together, we drive success
American icon Helen Keller said: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” I am honored to have served as HFMA’s National Chair and to have witnessed this sentiment firsthand. When we look back, there is no doubt we will recall this time as a watershed moment for our industry. The…