Finance and Business Strategy

Examining the Economic Impact of a Physician Shortage

The changing regulatory environment in health care adds even more urgency to a looming physician shortage that will continue to impact health care and its delivery over the next decade.

Daniel R. Verdon April 5, 2017

What Hospitals Should Look for When Acquiring or Partnering With ASCs

Hospitals and health systems can benefit from partnerships with or acquisitions of ambulatory surgery centers as a means to meet the requirements of value-based care.

Nader Samii April 4, 2017

hfm Blog Archives: April-June 2017

Catch up on all of the hfm blog posts published between April and June 2017.

HFMA April 3, 2017

Video: The Cost of Care: ACOs, Medicaid, and Value-Based Care

Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and Omnicell, provides insight into the future of ACOs, Medicaid, and value-based care.

HFMA March 31, 2017

Predictive Analytics and the Future of Health Care

Aurora Health Care has decreased admission rates for patients with heart failure and COPD using a predictive-analytics tool, writes Sylvia Meltzer, MD.

Sylvia Meltzer March 30, 2017

AvaSure: Using Video Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety and Achieve Cost Efficiencies

Brad W. Playford, founder and CEO of AvaSure, discusses the value and benefits of virtual patient monitoring.

HFMA March 30, 2017

Augmenting Price Transparency With New Strategies

Taking the right approach to designing healthcare benefits and provider networks could enhance price transparency in a way that allows healthcare consumers to become smarter shoppers.

Laura Ramos Hegwer March 30, 2017

Community Paramedicine: A Value-Oriented Strategy

Community paramedicine is proving its worth as a bridge between primary care and emergency care and a way to fill gaps in the underlying healthcare infrastructure.

Lola Butcher March 28, 2017

Readmission Rates: Not a Sound Quality Reporting Indicator

Rose Rohloff describes how healthcare organizations must track the right data to determine whether reduced readmissions truly mean an increase in quality.

Rose M. Rohloff March 24, 2017

Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices: Put People First

Health systems that acquire physician practices can take steps to mitigate issues with referrals, compensation, and other aspects by never forgetting the human side of the transaction.

Ed Avis March 22, 2017
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