Financial Leadership

Why optimizing the patient experience should be on every C-suite leader’s radar

Jason Wolf, president and CEO of The Beryl Institute, knows from personal experience how easily a healthcare organization can lose a customer. A few years ago, his wife was mistakenly billed for a $25 copay that she already paid, and then the account was fast-tracked into collections. Despite receiving excellent clinical care, his wife vowed…

Laura Ramos Hegwer June 11, 2019

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.

Douglas Ardoin Jr., MD, MBA June 11, 2019

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,…

Laura Ramos Hegwer June 10, 2019

How HFMA is bringing together healthcare finance

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer offers a perspective on the new and traditional opportunities that the HFMA community offers.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA June 10, 2019

For Healthcare Finance Leaders, Imagining Tomorrow Involves Risk

If healthcare finance leaders want to reduce costs, provide better health outcomes, and improve patient satisfaction, they must seize opportunities and manage risks.

Kevin Brennan, FHFMA, CPA June 6, 2019

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.

HFMA June 5, 2019

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.

Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

2019: The year of the healthcare consumer

Rick Gundling, HFMA's vice president of healthcare financial practice, discusses top challenges and opportunities in 2019 for healthcare finance leaders.

Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

An inside view of hospital disaster preparedness

In this full-length interview, a Houston-based hospital CEO shares memories of Hurricane Harvey and his organization’s strategies for successfully maintaining operations.

Erika Grotto May 30, 2019

The future of revenue cycle (Part 1)

Nicholas Mendyka of the University of Virginia Health System Medical Center talks about the necessary coordination between clinical and financial for future revenue cycle success. Also: five key considerations for organization integration.

Erika Grotto May 30, 2019
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