Opportunities and strategies for improving pharmacy financial performance
A roundtable of senior healthcare financial and pharmaceutical leaders that covers challenges and strategies for improving pharmacy financial performance.
Analysis: UHC calls out price variation for commodity services
Why health systems and providers need to prepare for potential changes by either Congress or employers, which could be triggered by recently published reports on the price differentials for healthcare procedures and services.
Marcus Whitney on how healthcare finance leaders can turn headwinds into tailwinds
Marcus Whitney says healthcare finance leaders can thrive amid structural challenges by being adaptable and willing to embrace change.
Analysis: What’s most important to healthcare consumers
The latest Beryl Institute findings on consumer perspective indicate that failure to invest in the patient experience could cost potential customers.
How physician-finance partnerships pave the way to higher-value care
Physician leaders and finance leaders can use their respective strengths to complement each other and help each other thrive in a value-based environment.
Whitney’s steps to future-proofing your organization
Become a learning organization Learning organizations are constantly assessing information and determining what the next action should be. “This is not necessarily a core competency that I have found in my engagement with the healthcare industry, but it is what the tech titans inherently do,” Whitney says. “It is built into their DNA.” Establish a vision,…
Small practices lack support personnel for frail elderly patients
Despite recommendations for practices to add support personnel to coordinate the care of their frail elderly patients, few small, independent practices employ such staff, new research found.
Analysis: Movement seen on overdue Medicare Discharge Planning Rule
The Medicare Discharge Planning Rule, which was sent to the Office of Management and Budget last week, would require hospitals to provide patients with data to help guide their selection of a post-acute care provider.
Analysis: CMS announces ET3 FAQs and request for applications
Chad Mulvany says watching how CMMI’s Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model rolls out will be interesting because of the potential impact on Medicare ED visits and related inpatient admissions.
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.