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Strategies for Best-Practice Board Reporting

During an ANI session entitled “Best Practices in Board Reporting and Communications,” Steven Berger, FHFMA, CPA, president, Healthcare Insights, LLC, shared ideas and formats a healthcare leader can utilize when communicating with boards to improve organizational outcomes. more >>

‘Pursuit of Happyness’ Author Shares Real-Life Story Behind Movie

There were two decisions Christopher Gardner made as a young boy that have shaped his life:
• Someday, when he would become a father, his children would know their father.
• He would one day achieve world class excellence in something, though he wasn’t sure what. more >>

Nebraska Chapter Honored for Growth in Membership, Education Hours

HFMA’s Nebraska Chapter captured the Association’s top award for chapters, the Robert M. Shelton Award, based on five consecutive years of extraordinary performance. more >>

5 Strategies for Avoiding Excessive Subsidies

How can healthcare organizations improve performance of employed physicians and avoid excessive subsidies? more >>

St. Clair Hospital Shares Strategies for Reducing Revenue Cycle Leakage

During the session “Eliminating Revenue Cycle Leakage with a Self-Improvement Culture,” representatives from St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh shared tips on how to initiate revenue cycle improvement through a phased-in approach. more >>

Frist Provides Insider Perspective on Reform to Healthcare Executives

During a special event Tuesday morning at ANI, former senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, gave his insights on health reform to senior-level executives in provider settings. more >>

Regional and Operational Effects on Hospital Pricing: Taking a Closer Look

How can providers establish an appropriate pricing strategy for their organizations? more >>

Frist: It’s Up to Healthcare Finance to Help Drive Out Waste in Health Care

As the cost of implementing healthcare reform increases pressure on state and federal government, providers, and consumers, the need to drive out waste in health care is critical, former senator and Senate majority leader Bill Frist, MD, told ANI attendees Tuesday morning—and it’s up to healthcare finance professionals to lead efforts to rid waste from their organizations. more >>

Clarke: Economy Uncertain, but Recession Has Silver Lining for Providers

So the economy is on the road to recovery—or is it? That was the question posed by HFMA President and CEO Richard L. Clarke, DHA, FHFMA, at ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference on Tuesday morning. more >>

Medicare Expert Outlines Risks and Opportunities of Reform for Providers

What are the challenges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) will face in implementing the new healthcare reform legislation—and what impact can providers expect from reform? more >>

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