title: 40 things to think about in 2005.
abstract: It is hard to say which issues are the most pressing in U.S. heath care today. They all demand attention, and most of them, in one guise or another, have been significant for many years. There are 10, however, that are of particular importance in 2005: the revenue cycle, legislation and federal regulations, uninsured and charity care policies and procedures, denials management, technology, cost analysis and management, trends in commercial payment practices, the pricing of health care, planning for--and access to--capital, and financial reporting. At the start of this new year, it is important to know why those issues are of particular concern to you as a healthcare financial manager, and how you should be thinking about them.
authors.affiliation: HFMA, Westchester, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Veach
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D014481:United States