hfm Magazine: March 2019
The March 2019 edition of hfm explores people and culture in healthcare finance, focusing on performance improvement, academic-community relationships, and care delivery.
Case Study: Hand & Wrist Center of Houston
The Hand & Wrist Center of Houston is a surgical practice that is using effectively using a combination of technology and service to significantly improve its revenue cycle.
Practical Tips for Maintaining Control over the Revenue Cycle
Using technology to prevent denied claims and providing patients with price transparency are just two ways healthcare organizations can improve their revenue cycle performance.
Strategic Partnerships in An Era of Value
Healthcare organizations are diving into partnership business models to leverage expertise, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies.
Provider Nimbleness Required for Diverse Value-Based Healthcare Models
Providers must be nimble to adapt to new value-based healthcare strategies.
Introducing a Road Map for Advanced Cost Accounting
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer discusses the new cost accounting model launched as a collaboration between HFMA and Strata Decision Technology.
The Value of Financial Analytics
Data analytics and business intelligence are essential tools for effectively managing the financial performance of healthcare organizations.
UPMC: Expanding Organization Reach via Telemedicine and Virtual Care
This case study shows how one integrated delivery system has effectively leveraged innovation technology and data governance in the area of telemedicine to monetize its data assets.
Allina Health: Reducing Variations in Clinical Care
This case study shows how one health system used its data assets to identify opportunities for reducing variations in clinical care.
Monetizing Data: The Key to Realizing the Value of Data Analytics
Healthcare organizations require data analytics to succeed in the emerging value-focused healthcare environment, and through data monetization, in which they use these assets to create economic value, they can realize the value of their investment in the analytics.