May 2019
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Evolving compliance risks that should be on your radar
Today’s healthcare organizations face evolving compliance risks that require multidimensional compliance programs focused on promoting greater coordination among all an organization’s functional areas.
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3 key enablers to implementing a successful clinical revenue cycle operating model
Hospitals and health systems should develop an operating model to address a new revenue cycle concept, called the clinical revenue cycle.
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4 steps to improving physician productivity
Successful physician productivity initiatives include strong leadership, analytics, and aligned incentives.
How to avoid the devastating consequences of HIPAA noncompliance
The potential costs of being found noncompliant with HIPAA are too great for a healthcare provider organization not to have in place a compliance program designed to help safeguard patients’ protected health information.
Assembling the essentials for successful population health management
A high-performing clinical network, and a focus on patients presenting high or emerging risk are two key elements that health systems must have in place to be able to succeed with population health management.
Address risk factors to bend the cost curve in chronic care
To effectively manage the costs of care for patients with chronic conditions, healthcare organizations should look at social and behavioral factors to identify patients who could benefit from care management.
An effective healthcare real estate compliance program: critical to health system success
Physician real estate agreements are an important focus of a compliance strategy.
Columns
Reflections on a year of imagining a better tomorrow
Healthcare finance leaders should seek to adopt and promote best practices and inspire their teams to learn, experiment and volunteer, and HFMA can help.
Making sense of Trump’s 2020 budget proposals for healthcare
Congress is almost certain not to accept president Trump’s proposed budget for FY20 with its cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, but he is not the first president to propose a budget that has little chance of being accepted.
How to advance projects amid rising capital costs
What is the significance of rising capital costs for healthcare organization’s construction projects and how planning can account for it.
Reconsidering post-acute care options
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer highlights the need to consider post-acute care in the context of reducing the total cost of care.
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ROI Value Model By ClearBalance
An industry-leading patient financial solutions company discusses how it helps healthcare organizations benchmark their patient payment collections and validate the work of outside vendors.
DHG Healthcare: Optimizing CDI for Bundled Payment Arrangements
A discussion of common clinical documentation gaps that organizations pursuing bundled payment arrangements must close and key strategies for addressing these issues.