Operational resilience is the revenue cycle management imperative of the OBBBA era
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has altered Medicaid eligibility in ways hospitals can no longer treat as a background policy issue. Reverification of Medicaid coverage now happens so frequently that patients lose coverage for administrative reasons that have nothing to do with whether they actually qualify. Much of the industry dialogue has centered…
Questions loom over the future of telehealth policy
Federal telehealth policy continues to prove confounding for healthcare providers. The recent 43-day government shutdown marked the first extended period since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic that traditional restrictions on telehealth reimbursement were in place. Medicare waivers of those restrictions helped telehealth utilization surge during the pandemic and remain elevated in the years…
Healthcare Technology, Episode 3: Opportunities in patient monitoring and telemetry
In the final episode of our technology series sponsored by Philips, Erika speaks with Stacy Kelleher from Philips about data opportunities in patient monitoring and how telemetry can be used more effectively.
Reshaping revenue cycle strategy
Dive into this roundtable to read a discussion from a handful of healthcare industry leaders about how they use AI, automation and analytics to streamline revenue cycle operations, improve margins and get ahead of payment challenges.
Healthcare Technology, Episode 2: Helping patients harness their own data
Patients have access to more data than ever, but there can be confusion when they try to interpret it. In this week’s episode, we speak with Tim Church, MD from Wondr Health and Jonathan Henderson from Encore Rehabilitation.
Healthcare Technology, Episode 1: Solving the right problem at the right time
In the first episode of this special series sponsored by Philips, HFMA Senior Editor Erika Grotto talks with Taylor Seale of Epic and Jeff Gautney from Rush University System for Health about planning and prioritizing technology projects.
Transform Your AP Function: How Prompt-Driven Automation Boosts Efficiency and Control
Download this white paper to learn about cash planning and forecasting, vendor and risk management, and compliance and efficiency.
Healthcare leaders optimistic that automation and AI will improve revenue integrity
According to new survey data, of 272 healthcare directors, presidents, CFOs, managers and other members of HFMA, 90% believe that with human oversight, technologies like automation and AI will improve financial performance effectively. Review this research report for prospective workflows and common barriers.
Report by HFMA and Eliciting Insights examines hospitals’ journey to realize the potential of AI
Although healthcare AI technology has been in the pipeline for years, new feedback suggests implementation remains a work in progress at hospitals and health systems. As described in an HFMA report produced with Eliciting Insights, most organizations are still striving to develop an AI strategy and install an AI governance structure. Findings of the report…
Rethinking rev cycle, plus the 2026 Medicare proposed rule on physician fee schedule
Mayank Pant from IKS Health talks about why healthcare organizations haven’t been able to overcome longstanding challenges, and Nick Hut talks with HFMA Policy Director Katie Gilfillan about the 2026 Medicare Proposed Rule on physician fee schedule.