Analysis: Local purchasing alliance reduces hospital prices by 20%
As more data on price variability in healthcare becomes available, there will be an increase in activist employers and employer coalitions getting local health systems to lower prices.
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.
Data: What’s in it for you?
The volumes of patient data healthcare organizations create should help them face their challenges. But in order to use those volumes of data effectively, healthcare organizations need toask the selfish question: What’s in it for me?
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,…
20th Anniversary Citi Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference
HFMA features various content from Citi's 20th Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference held May 21-23, 2019, in New York.
4 ways healthcare organizations can use blockchain
By 2025, the blockchain adoption percentage by healthcare organizations is projected to be 55%.
Reinventing healthcare: The future in a technology-driven system
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses the Association's recently submitted letter in response to ONC's request for input on price transparency initiatives.
Disruptive partnerships and innovation
HFMA director Chad Mulvany discusses innovative disruption in the industry. Also: a Connecticut health system discusses mandatory e-prescribing of controlled substances.
Confessions of an Innovation Killer
As I look back at innovation and my CFO role, I feel like I was a serial murderer of innovation.
Developing a change agenda for ambulatory care: How consumerism, private-equity investments and partnerships are redefining the market
The shift to an outpatient- and consumer-driven healthcare system requires traditional providers to strategically respond to game-changing trends.