Healthcare Business Trends

Community Hospitals: Are Your Finances on Solid Ground?

John Johnston addresses the unique challenge of community hospitals in an environment of dwindling profit margins.

John Johnston November 3, 2017

Giving a Consumer Focus to Strategic Planning in Health Care

The growing demands of consumers make it imperative for healthcare organization to focus their strategic planning efforts on meeting consumer needs and expectations.

Mark Grube October 27, 2017

EY Leader: Executive Experience Session Showcases Potential for Collaboration

Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.

HFMA October 5, 2017

Attendee Feedback: How to Develop Value-Based Partnerships

Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.

HFMA October 5, 2017

Rethinking Health Care’s Triple Aim

Achieving health care’s Triple Aim has proved elusive, but it may be yet be achievable through a process of engaging rising-risk patients in their own care through daily self-reporting.

Jim Evans October 4, 2017

Health Insurance and Hospital System Financing at a Glance

Healthcare leaders should understand the fundamental differences between health insurers and hospital systems in terms of financing structures and key performance metrics.

Kurt J. Wrobel, FSA, MAAA October 4, 2017

Strategies for Successful Value-Based Partnerships

The Executive Experience session at HFMA’s ANI 2017 brought together leaders from finance, clinical medicine, and health plans to explore ways to partner in value-based care initiatives.

HFMA October 2, 2017

Healthcare Real Estate Strategies That Enhance Value

Value-based care has altered healthcare delivery, leading to new real estate strategies that include building outpatient centers or micro-hospitals that are easier for patients to access.

Elizabeth Barker September 20, 2017

Contracting With Physicians to Tackle Pervasive Challenges

Hospital efficiency improvement programs allow organizations to address quality and efficiency goals across service lines by providing all inpatient-focused specialties with financial rewards if they achieve specific outcomes.

Jim Daniel August 15, 2017

Thinking About Robotization: It’s More than Efficiency and Costs Savings

Healthcare leaders should consider the impact of robotics implementations on various stakeholders by using a risk and reward analysis.

William Marty Martin August 10, 2017
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