It’s all connected
Efforts to improve the patient financial experience should not be undertaken in isolation. HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer explains why.
The ongoing pursuit of better payment models
HFMA will be your source for all things related to payment trends, as it may be one of the hottest topics in our industry.
Understanding the System Bottom Lines for Market-Based Primary Care
The concept of primary care is being transformed by changes to its subsystems related to demand, supply, organization, and linkages.
Lessons Learned from New York State’s Transition to Value
New York is a leader among U.S. states in promoting the healthcare industry’s transition to value-based payment, and healthcare providers nationwide can benefit from understanding the details of the state’s approach.
7 Considerations in the Financial Modeling of Value-Based Payment Arrangements
In preparing for the impact of changing to value-based payment, hospitals must be able to predict the gain or loss from related incentives, penalties, volume changes, and other factors. Seven considerations provide a guide to successfully managing the shift.
Creating a Consumer-Centric Healthcare Delivery System: A Report from HFMA’s 2018 Annual Conference
A cohort at HFMA’s Annual Conference examined various strategies for enhancing the patient financial experience.
Getting Proactive About Bundles
Building on lessons learned from early bundle experiences, a midwestern health system is proactively designing its own bundles as it works with insurers and the state to craft bundles that better represent clinical and operational realities.
A Blueprint for Building a ‘Risk Ready’ Healthcare Organization
The cornerstone capabilities healthcare providers require for success under risk contracts are contract modeling and negotiation, care management and coordination, analytics and technology, and relationships and alignment.
Preparing for BPCI-A: Avoiding the Common Mistakes Providers Make when Implementing New Payment Models
The primary goal for healthcare providers participating in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) should be to master the competencies associated with becoming a high-value provider.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Implications and Unintended Consequences of Tax Reform and Medicare Policy
Tax reform and changes in federal healthcare policy could have the unintended effect of exacerbating the challenges U.S. hospital face in contending with uncompensated care.