Healthcare Financial Management

HEADNOTE Michael Moore's movie "SiCKO" hit hard on much of what is wrong with American health care: high...

Martin D. Golden Golden has been appointed executive vice president, managing director, Marquette Healthcare Finance, Portland, Ore. Formerly,...

HEADNOTE The Problem The relatively fragmented, underserved, sparsely populated but now rapidly growing market to the east of...

HEADNOTE Perhaps the sequence of what comes first was vital only in the days of horse and buggy...

HEADNOTE Momentum for health reform is building to its highest level in years. Should health care's finance leaders...

It All Adds Up The father of modern management. Peter Drucker, said, "People are a resource, not just...

HEADNOTE In case you've been wondering, implementing sustainable quality systems can enhance competitiveness and bring ROI. The U.S....

HEADNOTE Scripting tools are helping hospitals tighten workflow and streamline processes without a huge investment-resulting in improved patient...

HEADNOTE Shareholder value is the key driver of corporate performance in both public and private companies, and medical...

HEADNOTE Not-for-profit healthcare organizations should not regard voluntary compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as an end in itself;...

HEADNOTE There's never been a better time for tax-exempt healthcare organizations to consider implementing a voluntary Sarbanes-Oxley compliance...

HEADNOTE taking health care from good to great "Most businesses-like most of anything else in life-fall somewhere between...

The road to excellence in accounts receivable (A/R) management is often strewn with potholes and mines. It's a...

HEADNOTE Information will be a critical component in U.S. healthcare reform, no matter what direction it ultimately takes....

More than Fun and Sun at San Diego ANI In a city that features 70 miles of beaches,...

HEADNOTE My father asked Buckminster Fuller, "Are you a liberal or a conservative?" I was about 10 years...

HEADNOTE The Amish live by the principles of simplicity, practicality, humility, and nonresistance. SHARE YOUR STORY Are you...

hfm Toolbox: Key Revenue Cycle Metrics. See "Resource Library," then "Revenue Cycle," then "Performance Management," and click on...

"You've got your work cut out for you." -Gen. Colin Powell, U.S.A. (Ret.), speaking to healthcare finance professionals...

HEADNOTE Strange, but True A recent study shows physicians who share personal information about themselves with their patients...