MD Anderson Shares Positive Social Media Experiences
MD Anderson finds the use of social media to benefit not only the organization and its employees but also the community at large.
The Continued Move to Greater Integration and Consolidation
The nation’s hospitals face a potential threat of being excluded from the healthcare delivery system based on recent merger and acquisition activity in the industry.
Pick Up the Pace (or Forfeit the Race)
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses recent healthcare industry merger news in the context of consumerism and collaboration imperatives.
Faster, Bigger, and Broader: Healthcare Disruption in 2018
Hospitals and health systems are challenged to respond strategically to disruptive new competitors and technologies that are entering their markets and threaten to dramatically transform the industry.
New Directions in Healthcare Innovation
James H. Landman reflects on HFMA’s 11th annual Thought Leadership Retreat.
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.
5 Potential Ethical Dilemmas for Healthcare Organization Lobbying
Healthcare leaders can use a decision-making model to identify possible ethical dilemmas at the intersection of health care and lobbying.
Key CFO Considerations for Implementing Provider-Sponsored Health Plans
CFOs should consider patient volume, potential partners, and costs—which can be $15 million to $25 million to cover startup expenses—when entering into a payer-provider joint venture to build a provider-sponsored health plan.
How to Be a Good Payer Partner
Health plans seek provider partners who are organized for population health, and CFOs can provide the leadership to guide such infrastructure investments.
Community Hospitals: Are Your Finances on Solid Ground?
John Johnston addresses the unique challenge of community hospitals in an environment of dwindling profit margins.