How a new view of performance improvement can help healthcare organizations rein in costs
Succeeding in U.S. healthcare’s challenging financial environment requires a disciplined, data-oriented approach with a corresponding investment in data systems and infrastructure.
Analysis: Advanced analytics company partners with Emory Healthcare
If healthcare providers are going to be successful in lowering the cost of healthcare, they may need to find a partner that can crunch the data to help them understand their cost to deliver care at the case/patient level.
Time Study: Delivering time intelligence to health enterprises
An innovative technology company talks about the various ways healthcare organizations can use its centralized time intelligence platform to get a clear sense of how healthcare providers spend their time at work, using the insights to improve productivity and performance.
Top 10 HFMA Daily stories of 2019
Look back at the year with our top stories.
How healthcare leaders can look beyond election years and business cycles to what really matters
Healthcare leaders should look beyond political and business cycles and focus on the issues that require their attention in 2020, says HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer.
For healthcare analytics, systems and culture breed success
Research conducted by HFMA and sponsored by EPSi shows that healthcare organizations are still grappling with technological and cultural issues as they attempt to implement effective analytics programs.
Strategy, technology and tactics for sustainable performance improvement
Results of a recent survey, in which hospital and health system leaders described areas where their organizations have the greatest need for performance improvement, point to four key strategic areas of focus for these leaders.
Why AMCs must work in the “Now, Near and Far” for overall success
Senior financial leaders in academic medical centers (AMCs) discuss the role of the AMC in healthcare’s future and the importance of keeping current, future, and long-range priorities in mind.
Collaboration between the CFO and supply chain management is vital to achieving value-based care
The CFO and supply chain management can support value-based care by collaborating on issues such as implementing robust data analytics.
EHRs, EDs and the latest on OPPS
Stephen Morgan of Virginia's Carilion Clinic shares how his organization used analytics to optimize its EHR. Also: Chad Mulvany shares early takes on the latest from CMS on OPPS, and in a sponsored segment, Florian Otto of Cedar talks about what healthcare can learn from other industries about patient-friendly payment.