Leadership

5 HFMA members take on new professional roles

HFMA members have assumed new professional challenges over the past few months. For some, that meant starting a new position. For others, it was earning multiple HFMA certifications. Ballad Health taps Phillip Childree as CFO for Southwest Virginia market Phillip Childree, CHFP, MBA, is the new CFO of Ballad Health Southwest Virginia, overseeing the health…

Crystal Milazzo September 30, 2024

Childcare center at CCM Health helps in recruiting and retaining staff

CCM Health in Montevideo, MN, opened a childcare center in 2020 to attract and retain staff. The center has since been expanded to accommodate up to 31 children, and it has a waiting list, with plans to expand further.

Lola Butcher September 30, 2024

Texas chapter presidents join forces and shift focus

For just the second time in HFMA history, all three Chapters in the state of Texas have presidents who are women. (The first time was 2019-2020.) Not surprisingly, they plan to use the platform to advocate for and support female leaders. But that’s not all. They’ve also committed to changing the Texas culture from chapter-specific…

Crystal Milazzo September 30, 2024

Marc Scher: Making the right moves forward for payer-provider collaboration

If innovation is key to moving forward as an industry and as an organization, so is the ability to nurture strong relationships. It’s a skill that is crucial to navigating payer-provider relations, where the stakes can mean the difference between a patient being able to access care locally and having to travel long distances for…

Marc B. Scher, FHFMA, CPA September 30, 2024

Jill Geisler: 10 questions for leaders who want to be better delegators

Ask managers how they’re doing these days, and you’re likely to get the universal answer: “Busy. Really busy.” Today’s leaders must navigate meetings, projects, personnel issues, paperwork, planning, hiring, coaching, strategizing — and putting out the inevitable fires. But when a well-meaning person says, “Maybe you could delegate a few things,” it can frustrate the…

Jill Geisler September 25, 2024

Networking and practical solutions are 2 of the top HFMA Community benefits

Some of the most active groups in HFMA’s online Community were formed as a result of member suggestions. That’s why Community managers listened when they recently received requests for new groups to discuss current events and needs. The 450-member strong Change Healthcare outage group is one prominent example. As the impact of the Change Healthcare…

Betty Hintch, CHFP September 18, 2024

Honor Roll: HFMA recognizes members who earned certifications in Q2 2024

HFMA offers 10 certifications for members to validate their expertise and demonstrate their commitment to the profession, with 2,115 individuals earning certifications in Q2 and 101 of them earning more than one certification.

Deborah Filipek September 4, 2024

The power of “yes and”: Using improv to advance your career

HFMA Senior Editor Paul Barr talks with health system CEO Alan Kaplan about how an improv class helped him advance his career.

Erika Grotto August 26, 2024

News Briefs: Supreme Court ruling on Chevron makes regulations more vulnerable to legal challenges

The Supreme Court issued a decision June 28 that has dramatic implications for the regulatory infrastructure in healthcare, among many other industries. Under the Supreme Court’s 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council decision, courts were guided to give deference in their rulings to federal regulatory authorities such as CMS. Such agencies were deemed to…

Nick Hut August 1, 2024

Wyoming Chapter proves simplicity yields success

Philanthropic projects are as much a part of HFMA chapter events as professional education. Through such projects, chapter members volunteer much-needed services and donate thousands of dollars to improve the health and well-being of their communities. And it doesn’t always take a major lift to pull off a philanthropy project that makes a difference. In…

Crystal Milazzo July 31, 2024
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