Finance and Business Strategy

Collaborate to Innovate: The Choice Is Ours

With a focus on collaboration and innovation, healthcare finance leaders can make a difference in transforming health care and advancing the health of their communities.

Carol A. Friesen, FHFMA, MPH June 20, 2017

Raising CMI Through a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Community Hospital Setting

By reducing interhospital transfers for critical care, one hospital was able to increase its case mix index and increase revenue sufficiently to help support a population health initiative.

Brian Collins June 20, 2017

The Price is Not Right: The Unsustainability of the ACA Insurance Marketplaces

As legislators continue to work toward a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, insurers are leaving the marketplaces.

Ken Perez June 20, 2017

CHRISTUS Health Pioneers Safety Experience Triad

Debi Pasley of CHRISTUS Health describes how the health system brought together three quality-improvement initiatives in one cohesive program. Results have exceeded expectations.

Debi Pasley June 12, 2017

UnityPoint Health Ramps Up Value-Based Pay

UnityPoint Clinic is seeing benefits from its ongoing experiment with a value-based compensation structure for primary care physicians in its multispecialty medical group.

Lola Butcher June 9, 2017

UnityPoint Health Ramps Up Value-Based Pay

UnityPoint Clinic is seeing benefits from its ongoing experiment with a value-based compensation structure for primary care physicians in its multispecialty medical group.

Lola Butcher June 9, 2017

Geisinger Scraps Physician Pay-for-Performance

Geisinger Health System has decided to scrap physician compensation incentives based on performance measures and productivity, and instead pay straight salaries.

Lola Butcher June 9, 2017

Geisinger Scraps Physician Pay-for-Performance

Geisinger Health System has decided to scrap physician compensation incentives based on performance measures and productivity, and instead pay straight salaries.

Lola Butcher June 9, 2017

Why Physician Leadership Transitions Sometimes Fail

Three physician executives say education, mentoring, and effective onboarding are essential for successful leadership transitions.

Laura Ramos Hegwer June 9, 2017

Short-Term vs Long-Term Healthcare Finance Strategies

HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about short-term vs. long-term strategies in healthcare finance.

HFMA June 6, 2017
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