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Many questions remain on how specific details of the Affordable Care Act will be resolved, but one significant trend is clear: the shift toward risk sharing among patients, providers and insurers is well underway.

James E. Crissey watched the election returns closely on May 20. President and CEO of the Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Ga., Crissey had a vested interest in a ballot measure in Clayton County that included a financing option for the medical center.

New research suggests that accountable care organizations should make payments to patient-centered medical homes or take other steps to support them financially, since their goals are similarly transformative.

Healthcare finance professionals must better understand how value is delivered by frontline providers, and simultaneously offer providers business insight, said an expert on nursing management at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's ANI 2014 conference in June.

Many small, rural hospitals have struggled financially in recent years. But one critical access facility in Nebraska has discovered a means to financial stability and beyond.

Hospitals are one of the most expensive commercial structures to build, with median construction costs for mid- and large-sized facilities hovering at around $300 per square foot.

There are arguably more factors impacting the healthcare revenue cycle today than at any other time in history.

There's been a lot of talk about compliance lately. Federal and state regulations. HIPAA regulations. But, if you're in charge of healthcare security, compliance is far from sufficient, according to one large insurer.

Cost targets that haven't been achieved, quality metrics that stay put, write offs that won't go away … sound familiar?

When a health system deepens its ties with local employers, everyone in the community benefits.