Healthcare Financial Management

Whether it's focusing on faster payment, more efficient accounts receivable management, or improved billing processes, providers that examine...

HFMA's Healthcare Finance Outlook 2007, a report that combines HFMA member interest research with Association research, expert opinion,...

Hospitals need to account for charity care in a common, standardized way for at least four reasons. First,...

Data reporting, at its core, is about telling a story. Individuals use data to understand what happens within...

As never before, banks stand ready to enter a partnership with providers to secure payment for healthcare services...

HFMA is pleased to announce the launch of a new Community of Practice designed for HFMA members in...

HFMA's Regional Executive Council approved revisions to the Davis Chapter Management System, which include the adoption of a...

Day-to-day issues that revolve around revenue cycle improvement and cost containment continue to be priorities for senior healthcare...

The widespread adoption of e-commerce to drive efficiencies in business processes, including those associated with the healthcare supply...

If the name Todd Nelson sounds familiar to you, there's a good reason. Besides his job as vice...

Nominations for the Frederick C. Morgan Individual Achievement Award, HFMA's most prestigious individual honor, are due to HFMA...

Technology is changing constantly and at a rapid pace. The processing power that was running supercomputers a few...

Learn how to spot coding's most common ailments -- and how to cure them.

Even the most successful hospitals and health systems may find themselves at an uncomfortable and difficult-to-avoid crossroad: They...

Maybe it's the best thing since sliced bread. Or maybe it has the latest bells and whistles. Or...

The phrase "revenue cycle" has come to mean multiple things to different groups within a hospital. Originally, it...

The recent push toward pay for performance has been spurred on by the rapid rates of increase in...

Introducing Our New Department! With this issue of hfm, we are introducing a new department, written by Alan...

And physicians are not the only ones who may not respond to your invitation to help; nurses are...

How can you make the most of revenue cycle technology? Know the five keys to success in leveraging...