September 2019

As the healthcare industry acclimates to disruption, the CFO role steadily is becoming more strategic and expansive, as shown in the experiences of four health system finance leaders.

A review of hospital financing practices prior to the Great Recession of 2008 provides insight into how current practices might best respond to a new period of rising interest rates.

Henry County Health Center, a critical access hospital in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, has earned two MAP Awards and made noticeable strides toward financial transparency.

Automating certain revenue cycle practices can help healthcare organizations improve performance.

Leading health systems are beginning to reap the benefits of health plan ownership. Organizations that are preparing to launch provider-sponsored health plans can benefit from the lessons learned by four health systems that have experience with this strategy.

Insights during a 2019 HFMA Annual Conference cohort revealed various approaches that providers can use to meet the increasingly urgent challenge of improving the patient experience.

The HFMA 1000 Dares Project calls upon healthcare finance leaders to move to make a difference, take a dare and leave the safety of the familiar.

Healthcare is a major defining issue in the campaigns of the Democratic candidates for president, but their positions differ, particularly with respect to private insurance.

Healthcare leaders should strive to achieve workplace integrity for their organizations: environments free of harassment, discrimination and incivility, and filled with opportunity.

To succeed with new payment models, physician practices must redouble their business intelligence efforts.

Healthcare organizations have the technology they required to deliver meaningful transparency to patients, including out-of-pocket estimates prior to service and clear, understandable patient statements.