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Value-Based Care Insights

Value-Based Care Insights

The Future of Healthcare Finance: 4 Themes from the HFMA Annual Conference

Aug 10, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments

The conversations at this year's HFMA Annual Conference made one thing clear: value-based care is no longer just about reimbursement; it's becoming the foundation for how healthcare organizations…

The conversations at this year's HFMA Annual Conference made one thing clear: value-based care is no longer just about reimbursement; it's becoming the foundation for how healthcare organizations operate. In this episode of Value-Based Care Insights, Daniel Marino is joined by Katie Gilfillan, Director of Healthcare Finance Policy at HFMA, to discuss four themes from the conference: the transition from value-based contracting to enterprise-wide performance management, capital allocation toward scalable care delivery and digital infrastructure, the practical use of AI to improve access and operational efficiency, and affordability as a key indicator of value-based care success, reflecting the need to improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary cost. Whether you're a healthcare executive, finance leader, physician leader, or payer, this conversation offers practical insights into where the industry is headed and how organizations can prepare for the next phase of value-based care.

The conversations at this year's HFMA Annual Conference made one thing clear: value-based care is no longer just about reimbursement; it's becoming the foundation for how healthcare organizations…

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Speakers: Katie GilfillanGuestDaniel MarinoHost

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HFMA's Expanding Role2:17 – 3:50

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:17

Thank you for having me, Dan.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:19

I'm glad to be here and excited to talk about this with

Daniel MarinoHost

2:21

you.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:22

Well, and congratulations to you and your colleagues for a wonderful conference.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:27

I understand you had about 3,500 attendees or so at the conference this year.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:31

That's right.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:32

Yes.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:33

Great attendance, provider organizations, physician organizations, our business partners.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:40

So a good crowd there talking about a lot of different things that are happening in healthcare finance today.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:48

You know, one of the things that I've found that has been great with HFMA over the years is it used to be just focused really in the finance sector with CFOs and particularly CFOs of hospitals.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:58

But you really expanded that to where now physician leaders are part of it.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:02

And you get a lot of medical group operations folks that are part of it and even the payers that are part of it.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:08

And I give a lot of credit to HFMA in really expanding that.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:14

the network and the participation.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:16

I think it's just a fantastic way to cover a lot of these topics of the day.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:20

That's right.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:21

And I think it's really reflective of the changes that are going on in the industry that across the C-suite you need Different representation to really ensure that the business model underlying, you know, hospital and physician practice operations and health care in general is managed by the entire organization.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:44

So,

Daniel MarinoHost

3:45

yeah, I agree.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:46

I agree.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:47

So thinking back on the conference that you had in June.

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HFMA's Expanding Role2:17 – 3:50

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:17

Thank you for having me, Dan.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:19

I'm glad to be here and excited to talk about this with

Daniel MarinoHost

2:21

you.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:22

Well, and congratulations to you and your colleagues for a wonderful conference.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:27

I understand you had about 3,500 attendees or so at the conference this year.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:31

That's right.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:32

Yes.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:33

Great attendance, provider organizations, physician organizations, our business partners.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

2:40

So a good crowd there talking about a lot of different things that are happening in healthcare finance today.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:48

You know, one of the things that I've found that has been great with HFMA over the years is it used to be just focused really in the finance sector with CFOs and particularly CFOs of hospitals.

Daniel MarinoHost

2:58

But you really expanded that to where now physician leaders are part of it.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:02

And you get a lot of medical group operations folks that are part of it and even the payers that are part of it.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:08

And I give a lot of credit to HFMA in really expanding that.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:14

the network and the participation.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:16

I think it's just a fantastic way to cover a lot of these topics of the day.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:20

That's right.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:21

And I think it's really reflective of the changes that are going on in the industry that across the C-suite you need Different representation to really ensure that the business model underlying, you know, hospital and physician practice operations and health care in general is managed by the entire organization.

K

Katie GilfillanGuest

3:44

So,

Daniel MarinoHost

3:45

yeah, I agree.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:46

I agree.

Daniel MarinoHost

3:47

So thinking back on the conference that you had in June.

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