Understanding the System Bottom Lines for Market-Based Primary Care
The concept of primary care is being transformed by changes to its subsystems related to demand, supply, organization, and linkages.
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A cohort at HFMA’s Annual Conference examined various strategies for enhancing the patient financial experience.
7 Considerations in the Financial Modeling of Value-Based Payment Arrangements
In preparing for the impact of changing to value-based payment, hospitals must be able to predict the gain or loss from related incentives, penalties, volume changes, and other factors. Seven considerations provide a guide to successfully managing the shift.
Creating a Consumer-Centric Healthcare Delivery System: A Report from HFMA’s 2018 Annual Conference
A cohort at HFMA’s Annual Conference examined various strategies for enhancing the patient financial experience.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Implications and Unintended Consequences of Tax Reform and Medicare Policy
Tax reform and changes in federal healthcare policy could have the unintended effect of exacerbating the challenges U.S. hospital face in contending with uncompensated care.
At the Tipping Point for Assuming More Risk
An in-depth look at how organizations can build capabilities to implement effective value-based payment contracts and care delivery models.
Using Healthcare Data to Tackle the Opioid Crisis
Data can help providers identify both high-risk patients and instances of inappropriate disbursement. This information can be used to optimize the implementation of interventions such as education programs.
7 Ways to Combat Changing Payment Models and Speed Up Patient Collections
As patients have more financial stake in their care, they are seeking out health organizations that offer more consumer-focused experiences.
Fitch Maintains Negative Outlook for NFP Hospitals
Sept. 24—Not-for-profit hospitals’ operating profitability appears to have peaked two years ago, a rating agency concluded, as it maintained a negative outlook for the sector.
Four Considerations for Implementing Workplace Flexibility
Remote work, flex scheduling, short-term staffing options, and a long-term strategic outlook can help healthcare organizations flourish in the competition to fill specialized positions.