Healthcare Finance and Business Strategy

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

HFMA presents its highest achievement award to frontline healthcare staff in recognition of their work during the COVID-19 pandemic

The presentation of the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award was meant as a salute to the immense sacrifice and overall contribution to healthcare of frontline workers during the pandemic.

By Nick Hut November 11, 2021

HFMA Chair Tammie Jackson: Finance professionals can help the healthcare industry chart a better, more equitable future

The pivot point marked by the COVID-19 pandemic is a chance for healthcare leaders to guide the industry in a direction that better serves all demographics, said HFMA National Chair Tammie Jackson.

By Nick Hut November 10, 2021

Annual Conference Day 2: Culture of healthcare slows needed change, says keynoter Robert Pearl, MD

Recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare’s culture is key to implementing needed industry changes, according to Robert Pearl, MD, former CEO of Permanente Medical Group.

By Paul Barr, CRCR, MS, MBA November 10, 2021

Annual Conference Day 1: HFMA’s Fifer talks industry challenges, opportunities and the importance of curiosity

The challenges facing the industry are momentous, but healthcare finance professionals should be optimistic about their ability to help find solutions, HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer said during the kickoff session of the 2021 Annual Conference.

By Nick Hut November 9, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Patients in the U.S. shouldered more than $21B in cancer care costs in 2019

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: U.S. patient cancer care costs totaled $21.09 billion in 2019, healthcare safety scores fell amid the pandemic, and states are leveraging MCO contracts to improve community SDOH.

By Deborah Filipek November 8, 2021

HFMA’s Annual Conference 2021 kicks off Nov. 8, with options for healthcare finance professionals to attend in Minneapolis or virtually

HFMA’s Annual Conference 2021, which begins Nov. 8, will provide education and networking opportunities for both in-person and virtual attendees.

By Deborah Filipek November 5, 2021

Market disruption: How 4 healthcare leaders are dealing with it in their own organizations

This roundtable reviews disruptors and how some healthcare leaders deal with new entrants to the market, telehealth and the trend of care shifting to a nonhospital environment.

By HFMA November 4, 2021

Ken Perez: Healthcare plays a pivotal role in the fate of the Democrats’ social spending bill

Characterized by some as the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda, the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan is still very much a work in progress.

By Ken Perez October 31, 2021

Following the COVID-19 liquidity crisis, lines of credit should get a fresh look

Healthcare organizations’ finance and treasury leaders should consider the role of a line of credit as part of a global resource allocation effort.

By David Ratliff , CFA October 31, 2021

The Provider Relief Fund distribution formula may have left some higher-need hospitals at a disadvantage, study finds

Critical access hospitals generally received lower allocations from a targeted distribution pool compared with hospitals that had a better asset mix.

By Nick Hut October 28, 2021
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