Healthcare Finance and Business Strategy

Articles focused on financial planning, business strategy, growth initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational performance in healthcare.

You should talk: Opportunities for patient financial conversations

Kristen Mazurek of Geisinger Health talks about the challenge of conversations with inpatients for whom care is not routine. Also, the latest healthcare finance news and key performance indicators for value-based payment.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

What midterm elections mean for healthcare

Rich Daly interviews Rick Gundling, HFMA's senior vice president of healthcare financial practices, about the results of the midterm elections.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

Around the World in 40 Weeks: Maternity Care Outside the U.S.

Olakunle Olaniyan, MD, MBA, FHFMA, president of Case Management Covenants, discusses what the United States can learn from other countries when it comes to maternity care. Also: an interview with Matt Houston of GHX about adoption of automated payment processes and five fast facts about hospital mergers and acquisitions. Sponsored by GHX.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

Disruptive partnerships and innovation

HFMA director Chad Mulvany discusses innovative disruption in the industry. Also: a Connecticut health system discusses mandatory e-prescribing of controlled substances.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

2019: The year of the healthcare consumer

Rick Gundling, HFMA's vice president of healthcare financial practice, discusses top challenges and opportunities in 2019 for healthcare finance leaders.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

The future of revenue cycle (Part 1)

Nicholas Mendyka of the University of Virginia Health System Medical Center talks about the necessary coordination between clinical and financial for future revenue cycle success. Also: five key considerations for organization integration.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

The Future of Revenue Cycle (Part 2)

Nicholas Mendyka of the University of Virginia Health System Medical Center discusses price transparency, and HFMA director Todd Nelson talks about the revenue cycle of tomorrow. Also: five things patients can do to avoid surprise bills (and why hospitals should tell them).

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

Achieving the elusive ROI on an EHR

Navigant's David Burik discusses the challenges hospitals face with their electronic health records and how to maximize their systems to achieve an ROI. Also, five key elements to an effective analytics solution.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

How Providence St. Joseph Health used variation analysis to engage physicians

Kevin Fleming and Caleb Stowell from Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health talk about how their system addressed clinical variation. Also: Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany debut Beyond the News, a deep dive into a current hot topic in healthcare.

By Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

ROI Value Model By ClearBalance

An industry-leading patient financial solutions company discusses how it helps healthcare organizations benchmark their patient payment collections and validate the work of outside vendors.

By HFMA May 29, 2019
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