Healthcare finance leaders as chief storytellers

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Storyteller

Unlike campfire tales designed to entertain, the storylines finance tells must educate and inform.

The CFO Challenge

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Cash Hospital

2015 saw a wave of unprecedented Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) between large and community payers and providers. The reasons vary, but operationally and financially these organizations require system interoperability and technology consolidation to reduce redundancy and gain economies of scale. Also, as health insurers and healthcare organizations
transform into value-based reimbursement environments and respond to other Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates, brand new technologies are required to predict and maximize cash flows for reinvestment and protection against unforeseen challenges.

States that expanded Medicaid saved revenue, report shows

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The 31 states and District of Columbia that expanded Medicaid are saving millions, or tens of millions, report shows.

Patient perception, migration and payer mixes among major challenges for Massachusetts community hospitals, study finds

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Transformation planning and support, consumer encouragement, value-based payment identified as areas needing further exploration, report says.