4 KPIs to Increase Profitability Under Value-Based Payment Models
Revenue cycle KPIs are evolving to assist healthcare finance leaders determine net profit rather than revenue.
Congress Seeks Answers on Hospital Consolidation
Sept. 4—The trend of hospital consolidation has drawn increased scrutiny from members of Congress who are concerned about increasing costs for Medicare and the program’s beneficiaries.
The Future of Consumerism
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses rising consumer expectations in health care and what it will take to meet them.
Balancing Innovation and Delivery
As healthcare organizations look toward moving into the next phase of innovation, they must not lose sight of their core mission.
5 DRGs Are Primary Contributors to Rising Average Loss per Medicare Hospital Admission
Among Medicare admissions in 2015 to 2017, costs per admission rose more rapidly than did payments, and the impact of this trend on hospitals’ financials strongest with admissions associated with 5 DRGs.
Administration Meets Challenge to Risk-Adjustment Payments, Counter to Critics’ Assumptions
Responding to a New Mexico district court’s ruling against the risk-adjustment program established by the Affordable Care Act, CMS initially put the program’s payments to collections and payment on hold, but then took steps to reinstate the program.
Protecting Against Cybersecurity Threats
With the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks in health care, hospitals and health systems must make sure they have effective cybersecurity infrastructures to protect themselves and their patients from such attacks.
Imagining the Healthcare Revenue Cycle of Tomorrow
HFMA will be source for all things required to create the healthcare revenue cycle of tomorrow.
Revenue Cycle Outsourcing Requires Attention to Service Standards and Risk-Based Arrangements
When a healthcare provider chooses to outsource management of its revenue cycle, it should first make sure the arrangement with its vendor partner is well-designed, with clearly defined terms and financial incentives.
High-Deductible Plans Surge: CDC
Aug. 28—Despite recent data indicating a reversal in the trend toward high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), a national federal survey found enrollment surged in 2018 to include nearly half of the privately insured.