The Shift to Outpatient TKA—What’s the Big Deal?
Hospitals should prepare for the impending revenue impact of a shift of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures from inpatient to outpatient settings by developing strategies to retain market share for TKA.
Acute Care and Critical Access Hospital Occupancy Rate Variability by Location
An analysis of Medicare cost reports from 2016 shows that urban U.S. hospitals typically had higher occupancy rates than their rural counterparts, with notable exceptions in the Northeast and Arizona.
Crunching the Numbers
Providers should focus on improving quality, reducing costs, and delivering a positive patient experience to stage a high-functioning physician referral network.
Optimizing Physician Referrals: A Key to Successful Population Health Management
Providers should focus on improving quality, reducing costs, and delivering a positive patient experience to stage a high-functioning physician referral network.
Yet One More Legal Attack by Republicans on the ACA
Arguing that the removal of the insurance mandate means Affordable Care Act is no longer a tax, the DOJ has now challenged its constitutionality in court. The author also discusses some of the likely outcomes, depending on the court’s decision.
Rededicating Ourselves to Building a Better Future
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer suggests solutions to healthcare finance leaders such as helping shape change, rather than passively observing it, or finding other ways to transition in the industry to avoid change fatigue.
Fostering Innovation in Healthcare Finance
HFMA's 2018-19 Chair, Kevin Brennan, explains that fostering innovation while also maintaining daily operations is a challenge, but that when innovation starts at the top it can grow a culture where change is not feared.
Empowering Physicians to Become Stewards
Texas hospitals are providing physicians with a tool that gives them greater insight into the costs and risks associated with the care they provide, enabling them to lead the way to achieving the goals of value-based care.
It’s All Connected: Tackling a Newly Recognized Health Issue
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer explains why traditional healthcare stakeholders are going beyond conventional boundaries to address a different kind of health issue—loneliness.
Actualizing Savings After an M&A Transaction
Michael DeLuca describes how health systems can realize savings more quickly after a merger or acquisition.