Improving Outcomes Using Social Determinants of Health
Rick Ingraham describes how patients’ social factors can help healthcare providers improve the quality of care.
Building a Successful Investment Program in a Changing Economy
Changes in the economy are bringing new challenges for healthcare finance leaders who oversee investment programs.
Tackling the Challenge of Stranded Assets in the Acute Care Hospital Sector
The healthcare industry’s increasing focus on value versus volume has caused a shift of care from inpatient to outpatient settings, leaving many hospitals with stranded strategic fixed assets.
Availability of Dental Insurance Can Reduce Hospital Costs
Average patient hospital costs rose by 20 percent for Medicaid patients after their dental coverage was trimmed to cover only emergency care.
Video: Consciously Lowering the Cost of Care
Gordon T. Edwards, CFO for Marshfield Clinic Health System, discusses the high cost of hospital care and how Marshfield treats patients outside the hospital care setting at a lower cost.
Sustaining Financial Performance When Onboarding an Integrated Health Information System
When organizations implement or re-implement health information systems (HIS) that integrate clinical and financial functions, they can experience significant financial disruptions. In this roundtable, several hospital leaders offer strategies for sustaining financial performance amid an evolving information technology environment.
Grant Thornton: Providing Robust Due Diligence to Facilitate Successful Health System Mergers and Acquisitions
Scott Davis and Stephen Thome of Grant Thornton LLP Health Care Advisory Services discuss the importance of comprehensive due diligence and offer strategies for ensuring a process that supports smooth mergers and acquisitions.
Bundled Payments for Hospitals: Lessons in Collaboration
Donald E. Fry, MD, examines the benefits of bundled payment programs.
Called to Authentic Stewardship
Carol A. Friesen, FHFMA, 2017-18 Chair of HFMA, speaks of the need for finance leaders to be committed stewards in their organizations, intent on making a positive contribution to the transformation of the nation’s healthcare system.
Fishing Lessons
Providers may object when value-based savings accrue to health plans. Although those objections have merit, other factors should be considered when formulating strategy.