Healthcare Financial Management Association

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The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) provides the resources healthcare organizations need to achieve sound fiscal health in order to provide excellent patient care. With more than 40,000 members, HFMA is the nation's leading membership organization of healthcare finance executives and leaders. HFMA helps its members achieve results by providing education, analysis, and guidance, and creating practical tools and solutions that optimize financial management. The organization is a respected and innovative thought leader on top trends and challenges facing the healthcare finance industry. From addressing capital access to improved patient care to technology advancement, HFMA is the indispensable resource for healthcare finance

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Fundamental Shift Seen in Healthcare Acquisition and Affiliation Strategies

Mon, Jun 23, 2014 02:00 CET

(June 22, 2014, Las Vegas) –Acquisitions and affiliations are now being driven more by strategy than by financial need, according to new research released today at the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA’s) 2014 National Institute in Las Vegas. While traditional acquisitions—in which a weaker healthcare system is acquired by a stronger one—still occur, the trend is shifting toward mergers and acquisitions that take place between financial equals, according to the report. These are value-focused acquisition and affiliation strategies, geared toward improving the quality or

HFMA Recognizes The MetroHealth System as nation’s first adopter of patient financial communications best practices

Mon, Jun 09, 2014 17:29 CET

(Westchester, IL ) —In acknowledgment of excellence in financial interactions with patients, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has named The MetroHealth System of Cleveland, Ohio, as the nation’s first Adopter of HFMA’s Patient Financial Communications Best Practices . The Adopter program recognizes hospitals, physician practices, and other provider organizations for implementing best practices, such as providing convenient access to information about financial assistance programs and taking steps to ensure that patients

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Fundamental Shift Seen in Healthcare Acquisition and Affiliation Strategies

HFMA Recognizes The MetroHealth System as nation’s first adopter of patient financial communications best practices