Are You Overpaying for Telecom? A 5-Minute Assessment for Healthcare Finance & IT
This self-assessment helps healthcare finance and IT leaders quickly identify how vulnerable their organization is to telecom overspending, a common but often unmanaged expense driven by billing errors, unused services, and poor visibility.
Finding the right 5%: How predictive analytics is reshaping population health management
Healthcare organizations face a familiar challenge: identifying which members are most likely to experience clinical deterioration before costly complications occur. As financial pressures intensify and workforce shortages continue, health plans, employers and provider organizations must allocate limited care management resources with increasing precision. The question is no longer whether organizations should stratify risk — it…
Dispute resolution likely to be more disruptive as a result of new rule
A recently released CMS final rule concerning independent dispute resolution (IDR) mediation likely will cause a further bottleneck of No Surprises Act-based appeals, experts said. In the final rule, the fees were set at $15, down from $115 paid before the proposed rule came out. CMS in its proposed rule had originally set the revised…
FY27 HHS budget proposal includes rural health gains, CDC cuts
HHS discretionary funding in FY27 would decrease by close to 4% from current appropriations, according to a budget proposal that advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee this month. The $110.8 billion allocation would be roughly $4 billion lower than FY26 enacted funding. The budget appears to preserve more funding for traditional programs, relative to…
The three “rights” of remittance automation
More than 80% of healthcare leaders named financial pressures as their greatest threat in the coming year. This report explores the challenges and complexities of remittance management, while focusing on the three essential “rights” of a comprehensive solution.
Annual Conference 2026, Day 2: With government retrenching, the impetus is on healthcare industry stakeholders to boost sustainability
Monday video recap: AC26 Day 2 Recap: Big Questions, Bold Conversations In this roundup: With government retrenching, the impetus is on healthcare industry stakeholders to bolster sustainability Insights from the ‘affordability czar’ Jordan reflects on HFMA’s history and what lies ahead Vitalic Health session looks at how technology can drive a better system Most health…
Unlock Faster Forecasts, Smarter Reporting & Proven ROI with Agentic AI in Finance
This guide includes ROI benchmarks, practical adoption frameworks, real-world use cases for forecasting and reporting, and insights into how AI is expected to transform finance over the next five years.
Healthcare affordability and financial sustainability concerns test CFO strategy
Healthcare stakeholders can implement strategies that improve both affordability for consumers and financial sustainability for providers, according to insights from a recent panel discussion. The effort should start with “making sure that we understand what this balance is of financial sustainability of the institution and affordability for the patients, for the consumers, for the communities…
Policy clarity drives hospitals’ M&A surge
Hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&As) jumped in 2026 to a six-year high amid greater clarity in policies that will affect those organizations. Hospital M&A activity comes in stark contrast to other parts of the healthcare sector, which have slowed transactions due to higher borrowing costs. The 22 hospital and health system transactions announced in Q1…
Health systems should bring strategy to materials management
Health systems too often view inventory management as a back-office task, relegated to counting boxes and reordering supplies. But that perception ignores the direct role inventory plays in the patient experience. Being able to deliver the right supplies to the right place at the right time supports safe care and helps clinicians do their jobs…