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What’s the Value of Innovation? (Part 1 in a 2-part series)
The Affordable Care Act created the CMS Innovation Center to allow Medicare and Medicaid programs to test innovative payment and delivery models that improve patient care and lower healthcare costs....
Dual Status Hospitals Beware of IRS Compliance Audits
Is your governmental hospital exempt under Section 501(c)3? If you have a 403(b) plan, the answer is yes; and even if you don’t—you need to check....
A Primer on Operationalizing Alternative Payment Models
MACRA’s anticipated future impact on the healthcare industry has many provider organizations contemplating what actions and resources are necessary to participate in alternative payment models (“APMs”). Provider organizations facing the...
LA HFMA Summer Institute August 28-29, 2017
August 28-29, 2017: Shreveport, LA – Join HORNE Healthcare Partner David A. Williams, CPA, MPH, FHFMA, as he presents the Medicare Payment Reform & Risk Strategy: Hard Choices, Critical Considerations and Successful Pathways at the LA HFMA Summer Institute 2017.
Activity-Based Costing: The Rock Star of Payment Model Reform
Think you can’t afford to invest in a cost-accounting system? The truth is, you can’t afford not to. As Medicare and other payers increasingly tie payments to value, understanding and...
MHA Executive Forum October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017: Biloxi, MS – Join HORNE Healthcare Partners Greg Anderson, CPA/ABV, CVA, Rud Blumentritt, CPA/ABV, CVA, and David A. Williams, CPA, MPH, FHFMA, and Healthcare Manager Chrissy Leggett, CPA/ABV, CVA, as they present at the MHA Executive Forum.
AHLA Annual Meeting June 27, 2017
June 27, 2017: San Francisco, CA – Join Director of Network Security Brad Pierce and panel as they present the Let the Buyer Beware! Ransomware and Other Cybersecurity Threats Create Peril in High Stakes Health Care M&A Transactions at the AHLA Annual Meeting.
MACRA Toolkit
The MACRA toolkit is a collection of resources, data and checklists to help navigate payment model reform. It is designed to help you learn more and be successful in the new healthcare economy.
CHNAs—Take Them off the Shelf
Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA), unfortunately for many, are conducted simply to fulfill the Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code which requires a tax-exempt hospital to conduct a CHNA....
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A Prescription for Reviving Your Financial Outlook: A Medicare Risk Strategy
Healthcare providers face $42 billion in cuts in 2018 under Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service program. Those payment rate reductions, which were put in place by the Affordable Care Act, are scheduled...
Lessons Learned From the WannaCry Ransomware Attack
Last week, the WannaCry ransomware attack hit over 150 countries and infected tens of thousands of systems worldwide. Among those victimized were England’s National Health Service, automobile manufacturers, and government...
6 Considerations in Choosing a Healthcare Valuation Appraiser
Trusting HORNE for healthcare valuation counsel is the first step in successfully managing operations toward clinical excellence. Here are six considerations in choosing your organization's valuation appraisal.
How To Get Started on the Journey to Population Health
For many healthcare organizations, the long-term vision for population health is clear: Deliver better care at a lower cost, ultimately improving the health of the populations they serve. But the...
Would Trump Tax Plan Trigger Entity Restructuring for Medical Practices?
President Trump’s vision for tax reform has raised more questions than answers. Just one of these provocative questions is how a 15% corporate tax rate—which would apply to pass-through income...
MedPAC to US Congress: Act Now to Reform Post-Acute Payments
The post-acute care (PAC) sector is a target for significant change. Facing criticism of excessive spending, the sector is facing an overhaul of the payment system that, when it finally...
MACRA Success Series
September 8-10, 2017: Ashville, NC – Join HORNE Healthcare Partner Greg Anderson, CPA/ABV, CVA, and Smith Anderson Health Care Head Julian D (Bo) Bobbitt as they co-present MACRA Success Series at the 2017 NCSA Annual Meeting.
Payment Model Reform Infographic
Are You Prepared For Success In The Ever-Changing World Of Healthcare Reimbursements?
New Exempt Employee Rule
The Dept. of Labor projects this new ruling will cost employers an estimated $12 billion over the next 10 years.
Managing FMV/CR Risk
Mitigating the risk of a qui tam relator should be a top priority for healthcare risk management systems.
Value-Based Compensation
8 Considerations in Moving Employed Physicians from Volume to Value-Based Compensation
What Can't Go On Forever...Won't.
The current healthcare system is headed for a crash. Are you adapting?
Hospital/Physician Integration: Creating A Culture of Compliance
The value of building a culture of compliance.
RAC Audits: Better Good Than Lucky
Why strong front-end processes generate reliable RAC audit appeals.