Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Transformation Goals Address Many Healthcare Finance Topics
HFMA recently spoke with Ahmed Emad Al-Hamalawy, executive director, at Selat, the parent company of NAWA, about Saudi Arabia’s Healthcare Transformation 2030 goals and the critical skills necessary for success in healthcare finance and RCM fields. NAWA was the exclusive sponsor of an HFMA one-day education training at the Global Health Exhibition (GHE) in Riyadh…
Michael Giardina: Why promoting a fitness approach like CrossFit should be a goal for all U.S. health systems
Healthcare organizations that are committed to value-based payment must focus on promoting health – within their patient populations as well as within their communities. And to successfully fulfill the value imperative and achieve the larger goal of cost effectiveness of health (CEoH), hospitals and health systems must partner with outside organizations that share their commitment…
Erica Coletti: Why community partnerships are so critical for promoting health
It is well known that healthcare provider organizations alone cannot solve all the problems facing the U.S. healthcare system, given that many of those problems – including health inequity, food insecurity and senior isolation – reflect larger societal issues. The solutions, therefore, will depend on forming partnerships that connect providers with the wide range of…
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