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Healthcare Financial Management

A business journal devoted to the management and finance of health care organizations and integrated delivery systems. Includes news and information on information systems, patient accounts, practice management, and the financing of alternative delivery systems.

Who should "fix" the nation's healthcare system?( )(Letter to the Edit...
April 01, 2005

Administration outlines Medicaid funding framework.( )(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

MedPAC publishes 2006 recommendations to Congress.(Payment Advisory Co...
April 01, 2005

New Medicare claims appeals process established.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

CMS proposes competitive bidding for physician-administered drugs.(Cen...
April 01, 2005

... CMS has published the 2005 updates to the Medicare ambulance fee s...
April 01, 2005

... CMS has changed the calculation of payment-to-cost ratios used to ...
April 01, 2005

Tax-exempt executive compensation, governance come under scrutiny.(Bri...
April 01, 2005

IRF criteria transmittal addresses status verification.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

CMS urges provider action to head off denials.(Centers for Medicare an...
April 01, 2005

Not-for-profit sector panel makes recommendations.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

CMS adds guidance on employer drug benefit subsidy.(Centers for Medica...
April 01, 2005

Looking for a Medicaid fix: since late 2001, the states' fiscal crises...
April 01, 2005

Controlling costs is everyone's job: all of us have experienced the an...
April 01, 2005

Ronald W. Holder, Jr., CMPE (Kentucky Chapter).(appointed at Scott and...
April 01, 2005

Kirk W. Kamien, (Metropolitan New York Chapter).(appointed at Besler C...
April 01, 2005

Steven Vance (Utah Chapter).(appointed at Intermountain Health Care)(B...
April 01, 2005

Carlos Mendoza (Tennessee Chapter).(appointed at Baptist Memorial Hosp...
April 01, 2005

Robert Ettinger (Northeast Ohio Chapter).(appointed at Cleveland Clini...
April 01, 2005

Louis Galich (Northeast Ohio Chapter).(appointed at Summa Health Syste...
April 01, 2005

Harry L. Hutchinson, FHFMA, CPA (Arkansas Chapter).(appointment)(Brief...
April 01, 2005

Kristina Gursky, CHCS (Iowa Chapter).(appointment)(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Gregory M. Hathorne, CHFP, CPA (South Carolina Chapter).(appointed at ...
April 01, 2005

Bruce Houlihan, CHFP (Washington/Alaska Chapter).(appointed at Mary Br...
April 01, 2005

Nancy H. McCarthy (Metropolitan New York Chapter).(appointed at Center...
April 01, 2005

Kimberly Schilling (Nebraska Chapter).(appointed at CHRISTUS Spohn Hea...
April 01, 2005

Peggy A. Taylor (Metropolitan New York Chapter).(APPOINTMENTS)(Brief A...
April 01, 2005

Dudley Medlock: HFMA can offer unexpected benefits.(Healthcare Financi...
April 01, 2005

Controlling supply costs key to profitability for spinal fusion.
April 01, 2005

ROI on clinical IT systems--beyond the numbers: finance professionals ...
April 01, 2005

Americans value prescription drug benefits, but say companies prioriti...
April 01, 2005

Consumer-driven plans gain popularity among employees.(Industry Watch)...
April 01, 2005

Medicare seniors' access to physician care stabilized.(Industry Watch)...
April 01, 2005

U.S. public divided on EHR privacy risks.(Industry Watch)(electronic h...
April 01, 2005

January consumer medical costs increase slightly.(Industry Watch)(Brie...
April 01, 2005

Hospital philanthropy outlook troubled.(Industry Watch)
April 01, 2005

Hospitals recognize inevitability of EHRs.(Industry Watch)(electronic ...
April 01, 2005

HMOs show strong profitability in first half of 2004.(health maintenan...
April 01, 2005

Majority of ED physicians experience violence.(emergency department)(B...
April 01, 2005

Study: employers look for root causes of healthcare cost inflation.( )...
April 01, 2005

JupiterResearch: more consumers turn to online health advice.( )(Brief...
April 01, 2005

Quotes of note.( )
April 01, 2005

2005 poverty guidelines published.( )(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

2005-06 regional executives announced.
April 01, 2005

Revenue Cycle Conference focuses on operational assessments, technolog...
April 01, 2005

Hospitals discuss financial policies for the uninsured.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Executive Leadership Day focuses on patient safety.(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

The growing challenge of Medicare: the Congressional Budget Office pro...
April 01, 2005

A philosophy in PHD: in ancient Greece, Hippocrates taught medicine to...
April 01, 2005

No place like home: telemonitoring can improve home care.( )
April 01, 2005

Employer-directed marketing: a boon for hospitals.
April 01, 2005

Top 10 questions for rural, community hospital CFOs.
April 01, 2005

Containing costs in the ED: tired of high costs associated with slow p...
April 01, 2005

HFMA focus financial billing policies for the uninsured: what can hosp...
April 01, 2005

Strategic supply cost management physician preference without deferenc...
April 01, 2005

Taking a new look at the hosted applications model: although it offers...
April 01, 2005

Understanding statements now a virtual cinch: patient-friendly stateme...
April 01, 2005

Northwest synergy a lesson in effective collaboration: Spokane, Wash.-...
April 01, 2005

Analyzing your hospital's labor productivity.( )
April 01, 2005

Cost management and leadership: the ethical high ground: what comes to...
April 01, 2005

Not another gizmo!(digital perspectives)
April 01, 2005

Annexing the neighbor's backyard increasing service area: Doylestown H...
April 01, 2005

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 01, 2005

Peter J. Avellino (Metropolitan New York Chapter).( )(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Mark A. Bogen, CPA (Metropolitan New York Chapter).( )(Brief Article)
April 01, 2005

Carlene Williams (Florida Chapter).(gets appointed as CFO at Glades Ge...
April 01, 2005

Dana Watts, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P (Texas Lone Star Chapter).(joins Campbell...
April 01, 2005

Aaron S. Henry (Florida Chapter).(gets appointed as CFO at National De...
April 01, 2005

Stephen M. Stewart: HFMA gives back multiples.(Spotlight On HFMA Membe...
April 01, 2005

Harnessing technology to redesign labor cost management reports: labor...
April 01, 2005