HFMA provides comments in support of its members on ‘tri-agency’ price transparency proposed rule
HFMA comments on and suggests improvements to a proposed rule issued by U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury requiring health plans to provide their members with out-of-pocket cost estimates.
HFMA CEO Joe Fifer’s call to action: It’s time for consumerism in healthcare
The healthcare finance veteran says "everyone has contributed to the current state of affairs and everyone has a role in improving it."
Key takeaways from North Carolina’s move to value-based healthcare
Keith Moore, CEO of McManis Consulting, shares his perspectives on North Carolina’s move to value-based payment and what it means for hospitals and health systems nationwide.
Find the latest numbers shaping healthcare finance
Learn the key numbers that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice in recent weeks.
With millions of physician referrals up for grabs, partnerships with consumer-centric sites of service matter
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany says in today’s competitive environment where traditional referral patterns are at risk of being upended, it’s crucial for health systems to partner with disruptors like CVS to capture these downstream opportunities.
Analytics help create an integrated health system
For health systems that have gone through a period of growth, strong strategic financial planning, enhanced service line analytics, appropriate benchmarking, standardized costing practices, and rolling forecasting can help realize the efficiencies of scale that growth provides.
Transforming healthcare through better resource management
A transformative software company discusses how its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution helps healthcare organizations become more agile, sustainable and consumer-oriented by integrating and strengthening financial, human resource and supply chain functions.
Feb. 2-7: Senate hearing on private provider care for veterans is among upcoming healthcare finance events
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Feb. 2.
News Briefs for January 2020
Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance
Mid-Ohio ‘Farmacy’ principals encountered several surprising challenges trying to combat food insecurity
The Mid-Ohio “Farmacy” effort echoes what HFMA heard from participants at its recent Thought Leadership Retreat about tackling social determinants of health and highlights the complexities in the healthcare system for establishing such partnerships.