Revenue cycle innovation: How automation can mitigate the financial impact of COVID-19
These four tips will help hospital financial leaders lessen the economic impact of COVID-19 now and in the future: Build and retain a core revenue cycle team, contain labor costs, redeploy talent more effectively and enhance revenue integrity.
News Briefs: Federal vaccination requirements finalized for hospitals and most other healthcare settings
If a hospital’s staff aren’t fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, the organization will be deemed noncompliant with Medicare and Medicaid regulations, according to a new federal rule.
Cost Effectiveness of Health Report, October 2021
The October HFMA’s Cost Effectiveness of Health Report, sponsored by Kaufman Hall, presents Part 2 HFMA’s of Healthcare 2030, which examines workforce challenges facing healthcare organizations and the types of response that will be required to meet those challenges. Also included is an interview with HFMA’s Todd Nelson, who explains why it is so important for all stakeholders in the United States to work collaboratively toward improving cost effectiveness of health in the United States.
CMS cancels regulations that would ensure coverage of breakthrough medical devices, but new legislation could fill the void
Citing patient safety concerns among other issues, CMS formally canceled a Trump administration rule that would have required Medicare to cover breakthrough medical devices.
Healthcare News of Note: 53% of U.S. adults say they prefer in-person healthcare to telehealth visits moving forward, survey says
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: A majority of people prefer in-person healthcare to telehealth visits, patients have trouble grasping information during doctor visits, and Walmart taps an Ochsner exec to lead its healthcare expansion.
HFMA’s Annual Conference showcased a healthcare industry working to innovate and thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges
HFMA’s 2021 Annual Conference underscored a healthcare industry at a crossroads amid the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and daunting financial trends.
Annual Conference Day 3: Former VA Secretary David Shulkin explains what the healthcare industry can learn from a government agency
At HFMA’s Annual Conference, David Shulkin, former secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, explained why some of the VA’s strategies would serve the healthcare industry well if implemented in the private sector.
Rising to the moment: Addressing COVID-19’s challenges by advancing data interoperability
Improved interoperability in healthcare data exchange has been one byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic that may ultimately help improve the delivery of care — as well as its cost effectiveness — in the United States.
Medicare’s 2022 payment rule for physician services adds to a significant impending cut
CMS used the 2022 final rule for Medicare physician payments to offer accommodations on policies related to telehealth and more, but concerns loom about a large cut that's in the offing.
HFMA’s Annual Conference 2021 kicks off Nov. 8, with options for healthcare finance professionals to attend in Minneapolis or virtually
HFMA’s Annual Conference 2021, which begins Nov. 8, will provide education and networking opportunities for both in-person and virtual attendees.