Ballad Health receives national honor for patient-centered financial communications Apr 15, 2026 Apr 15, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ballad Health has received national recognition from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).kAmq2==25 w62=E9 92D 366? ?2>65 2 C64:A:6?E @7 E96 wu|p’D a_ae |p! pH2C5 7@C w:89 !6C7@C>2?46 :? #6G6?F6 rJ4=6[ :ED 7@FCE9 E:>6 C646:G:?8 E96 9@?@C] %9:D 2H2C5 C64@8?:K6D &]$] 962=E942C6 @C82?:K2E:@?D E92E 6I46= 24C@DD wu|p’D |p! z6JD 36?49>2C<D[ :>A=6>6?E A2E:6?E\46?E6C65 7:?2?4:2= 4@>>F?:42E:@? AC24E:46D 2?5 56>@?DEC2E6 :??@G2E:@? :? C6G6?F6 4J4=6 AC@46DD6D]k^AmkAm“(6 2C6 9@?@C65 E@ C646:G6 E96 a_ae |p! pH2C5[” D2:5 p=2? {6G:?6[ 492:C>2? 2?5 rt~ @7 q2==25 w62=E9] “u@C @FC A2E:6?ED[ E9:D >62?D 4=62C6C :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 4@DE @7 42C6[ 72DE6C 2?DH6CD 2?5 76H6C 56=2JD C6=2E65 E@ :?DFC2?46 @C 3:==:?8] (6 2C6 7@4FD65 @? >2<:?8 962=E942C6 62D:6C E@ ?2G:82E6 D@ A2E:6?ED 42? 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