Video: GASB and FASB Updates
Brian Conner, partner for Moss Adams LLP, takes an in-depth look at GASB, FASB, and other accounting updates in health care.
Successfully Navigating the Surge in HEDIS Reviews
Greg Ford outlines three best practices insurance companies can follow as they prepare for HEDIS reviews.
Analyzing the Frequency of Changes Among Worksheets in Medicare’s HCRIS
A study ranked worksheets providers use in filing Medicare cost reports by the frequency with which they needed to be updated, highlighting some areas requiring special attention from individuals charged with completing the cost reports.
Key Findings of the HFMA-IMA Initiative
A survey conducted as part of a collaboration between HFMA and the Institute of Management Accountants sought healthcare providers’ perspectives on cost accounting tools for managerial decision-making to assess the state of the industry in this area.
Costing Practices in Healthcare Organizations: A Look at Adoption of ABC
Three surveys, conducted over two decades, provide insight into healthcare organizations’ perspectives on activity-based costing (ABC) and larger industry trends regarding adoption of ABC.
Healthcare Executives Dissatisfied with Cost Transformation Progress
A Kaufman Hall survey found that 75 percent of healthcare executive respondents rate their cost transformation success as average to below average.
Healthcare Cost Containment: October 2017
Subscribers can access the October 2017 issue of Healthcare Cost Containment.
Inflammatory Disease and Diabetes Treatment Top the List of Drug Spending Increases Through 2019
Increased utilization will drive a 10-13 percent increase in drug spending through 2019. The biggest increases will occur in drug spending for inflammatory diseases and diabetic treatment.
Cost Accounting Talent and Resources: The Missing Link to Support Cost Transformation
Cost accounting teams with the time and expertise to accurately and efficiently produce, interpret, and socialize data throughout hospitals and health systems is an investment with huge potential returns.
Not-for-Profit Hospitals Demonstrate Value
The community benefits provided by not-for-profit hospitals outweigh the federal tax revenue that is not collected from these organizations.