March 2020

Walmart plans a ground-breaking test of narrow networks for its employee health plan that will test both enrollee acceptance and physician cooperation.

An initiative to eliminate unnecessary variation in care processes for six diagnostic groupings enabled Orlando Health to significantly reduce its average length of stay for the diagnoses while realizing a substantial reduction in cost.

Provider organizations can assess and improve their consumerism readiness using HFMA’s Consumerism Maturity Model.

Distinguishing coding denials from clinical validation denials is an ongoing challenge, and a good place to review processes.

Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System is allowing payers to access patient records directly through their EHR.

The vulnerability of many medical devices to cyberattacks presents a serious safety concern for hospitals and health systems.

Healthcare organizations should avoid going into "protection mode" and actively respond to pressures from government, the private sector and patients to better serve patients while reducing costs of care.

Democrats appear to have a strong advantage over Republicans in having gained public trust regarding healthcare policy, so it may be in Republication's interest to steer clear of discussions of healthcare in the time leading up to the November 2020 election.

More than simply updating office decorations or rewriting a mission statement, transforming a company's culture requires addressing deep-seated assumptions.

Failure to act can be failure to innovate. 

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer offers advice on where to begin improving the financial experience for consumers.

The announcement comes fewer than two years after launching an Enterprise membership program, which has grown to 91 organizations with employees in all 50 states.

HFMA Leadership Training Conference veterans share why they find value in going to the event: from networking and connecting to learning and career development. Find out why hundreds of members attend LTC each year.

HFMA regrets to inform members of Herman Guenther’s passing. He was a lifetime member, held multiple awards and honors and served on the National Board of Directors. Plus, career updates from others in the industry.

Optum360 illustrates how it is driving change across healthcare by empowering and engaging staff to be creative in solving payer and provider challenges and viewing the revenue cycle more holistically.

Consumerism emerged as a top concern among healthcare executives in a survey conducted jointly by HFMA and CareCredit.

A tips-focused article about maintaining tight margin control to ensure an organization can successfully deliver on its mission statement. Includes lessons learned from a recent HFMA Strategic CFO Council meeting.