Healthcare Finance Technology

Increase Cash Flow by Giving Your Business Staff Meaningful Work

The pillars of strong revenue cycle operations are creating meaningful work, developing knowledge, removing obstacles, and advancing analytical capabilities. Revenue cycle leaders can achieve these goals by integrating payer and claims data and applying algorithms to optimize staff efforts.

Jesse Ford October 31, 2017

Creating a Better Healthcare Analysis Paradigm

Hospitals and health systems should look beyond dashboards to gather they data they need to make strategic decisions.

Rose M. Rohloff October 27, 2017

HFMA Executive Roundtable: Optimizing the Revenue Cycle IT Investment

Many providers struggle to fully realize the benefits of revenue cycle technology. In this roundtable, several healthcare leaders discuss how they are working to get the most from their automated solutions, particularly with regard to revenue integrity and preparing for value-based payment models.

HFMA October 27, 2017

Prioritizing Accounts Helps Sanford Health Lift Patient Payments by $2.1M

Scoring and segmenting patients according to their propensity to pay, combined with using an automated dialer, can significantly improve the productivity of patient account teams. 

Laura Ramos Hegwer October 13, 2017

Research: Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions

A joint study by HFMA and Deloitte explores how hospital merger and acquisition activity has increased significantly in the past decade, driven by the pursuit of economies of scale and the potential for reducing the cost of care.

HFMA October 10, 2017

The Finance Leader’s Role in Cybersecurity

Chetan Parikh describes best practices for preparing for and avoiding cyberattacks.

Chetan Parikh October 9, 2017

Crisis Behavioral Health Readiness

Geoffrey Boyce describes the benefits of putting telehealth infrastructure in place before a natural disaster or other crisis strikes.

Geoffrey Boyce October 3, 2017

Baylor Scott & White Revamps Patient Payment Processes, Saves $1.5M in Agency Fees

A Dallas-based health system increased POS collection by incorporating more up-front discussions on patients’ out-of-pocket costs and offering more payment options.

Laura Ramos Hegwer October 3, 2017

Striving for Cost Optimization Instead of Cost Cutting

Cost optimization involves more than cutting a set percentage from the traditional targets, such as labor, real estate, or IT. Cost optimization is an enterprisewide effort, requiring leaders to reset their operational strategies and align with value-based payment models.

Jacques Mulder October 3, 2017

Optimizing Financial Performance Under Value-Based Care

As they seek to adapt their organizations to the demands of value-based care, physician leaders can follow the example of participants in the Oncology Care Model.

Charles Saunders, MD October 2, 2017
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