Cost Reduction

Healthcare finance leaders emphasize efficiency and consider partnerships in response to ongoing trends

To address the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare finance leaders are considering both internal and external solutions, according to recently issued reports.

Nick Hut February 19, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Pandemic could lead to deceleration of U.S. annual health spending

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including why the pandemic may cause health spending to decelerate, a look at how most consumers are hit with large bills after just one healthcare visit and more insights on the toll of COVID-19 on healthcare workers.

Deborah Filipek February 12, 2021

Reducing costs to collect while improving net patient revenue

In this sponsored roundtable, four healthcare revenue cycle leaders share strategies they followed to improve performance of their health systems and hospitals to financially recover from COVID-19.

HFMA February 1, 2021

News Briefs: CMS says it plans aggressive price transparency enforcement

CMS has notified hospitals that they should expect aggressive enforcement of new price transparency rules, including via audits that were slated to start in January.

Rich Daly January 26, 2021

How The Johns Hopkins Hospital uses financial, operational and clinical collaboration to achieve cost savings

Using a framework for managing financial performance improvement across its enterprise that involved collaboration among finance, operations and clinicians, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was able to create many opportunities for costs savings and long-term financial success.

Eric C. Reese, PhD January 22, 2021

HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference continues Aug. 12 and Aug. 14 with more virtual education for healthcare finance professionals

HFMA's Digital Annual Conference continues Aug. 12 and Aug. 14 with a focus on optimizing performance with the latest KPIs, using analytics strategies to lower cost and maximize revenue and using behavioral economics to engage patients.

Deborah Filipek January 22, 2021

Hospitals share lessons learned from AI ‘workers’

Hospital finance leaders have found opportunity and challenge from their growing use of artificial intelligence within their finance operations.

Rich Daly January 22, 2021

HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference continues July 15 and July 17 with more virtual education for healthcare finance professionals

HFMA's Digital Annual Conference continues July 15 and July 17 with sessions to help healthcare finance professionals handle revenue cycle and clinical care challenges amid the pandemic.

Deborah Filipek January 22, 2021

3 tactics for unlocking value in healthcare operations

Three organizations share their approaches and results from case studies they presented at the HFMA Digital Annual Conference around solutions driving improved operational and revenue cycle performance in healthcare.

HFMA December 18, 2020

Key learnings from the pandemic and plans for the future

Takeaway key lessons from a panel of executives who discuss how the first wave of COVID-19 impacted the acquisition and management of essential equipment and supplies.

HFMA December 11, 2020
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