Becker's Hospital CFO Report E-Weekly

Becker's Hospital CFO Report E-Weekly features current news, analysis and best practices on hospital financial and revenue cycle issues, including hospital profitability and debt financing, the transition to ICD-10 and Recovery Audit Contractor efforts.

• February 15, 2012
  • 7 Tips for a Smooth Hospital Tax Process | HMA's 4Q Profit Rose 9.5% | Medicare RACs Collect $1.27B in Overpayments Since 2009 | 4 CFO Moves | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - Register by 4/1 and Save! |
    
    
    

• February 8, 2012
  • HCA, Vanguard Post Big 4Q Gains | 3 Burning Questions From St. Vincent HealthCare CFO Mark Doyle | James O'Keefe Named CFO of Westerly Hospital | Top 26 Conditions With the Highest Average Expense Per Patient |
    
    
    

• February 1, 2012
  • 4 Reasons 2012 Will Be Financially Challenging | IRS Releases 2011 Form 990 | 5 Painless Ways to Cut Hospital Costs |
    
    
    

• January 25, 2012
  • 2011 RACs in Review | 7 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades | What Required Capital Ratio Says About Your Hospital |
    
    
    

• January 18, 2012
  • Community Hospitals Post Record Profit of $52.9B | 9 Things Your Hospital Needs to Do to Prepare for ICD-10 | MedPAC Recommends 1% Increase for Inpatient, Outpatient Services |
    
    
    

• January 11, 2012
  • 11 Common Ailments With Physician Practice Valuation | 5 Ways MemorialCare Health Cut Costs | Fitch: For-Profit Hospitals to Experience Weak Operating Trends | Healthcare Spending Slowed in 2010 |
    
    
    

• January 4, 2012
  • Top 15 Articles for Hospital CFOs in 2011: 110 Hospital CFOs to Know | 10 Ways to Increase Hospital Profitability | 200 Hospital Benchmarks | The Quiet Takeover: Insurers Buying Physicians and Hospitals |
    
    
    

• December 28, 2011
  • New Year's Resolutions From CFO of California's Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Other Hospital Leaders | 9 Issues Around the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate | Most Recent CFO Moves |
    
    
    

• December 21, 2011
  • 3 Hospital Leaders Recap Financial Stress of 2011 | 7 Hospitals Get Credit Downgrades | 5 Best Practices for Hospital Pension Plans | IRS Issues Draft of Schedule H Form |
    
    
    

• December 14, 2011
  • Denver Health CFO Peg Burnette: 6 Strategies to Stay Lean and Mean | How to Fund Hospital Initiatives Through the Rev Cycle | Recent CFO Moves |
    
    
    

• December 7, 2011
  • 10 Ways Hospitals Can Increase Profitability in 2012 | 3 Biggest Ways Medicaid RACs Will Affect Hospitals Next Year | 4 Trends in Hospital CFO Compensation | Recent CFO Exec Moves |
    
    
    

• November 30, 2011
  • The Good & the Bad of Community Hospital Finances | Core Concepts to Maintain Hospital Tax-Exempt Status | Wayne Bennett Appointed CFO of Maine's Franklin Community Health | 10 Hospitals Restructuring Employees |
    
    
    

• November 23, 2011
  • How to Cope in This Economy: 4 Thoughts From Elkhart General CFO Kevin Higdon | Ted Shaw Named CFO of Univ. of Miami Health | 6 Challenges in Managing Hospital Finances |
    
    
    

• November 16, 2011
  • 10 Biggest Hospital Stories of 2011 | What's Next for State Tax-Exempt Status? | OIG Finds Problems With ZPICs | How to Choose the Right Rating Agency |
    
    
    

• November 9, 2011
  • 200 Hospital Benchmarks | Q3 Earnings for 7 Hospital Operators | CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule, Final OPPS Rule |
    
    
    

• November 2, 2011
  • 110 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know | Finances in the Era of Population Health: Q&A With CFOs from Loma Linda University Medical Center | Deadline for CMS' Bundled Payment Initiative Nov. 4 |
    
    
    

• October 26, 2011
  • 8 Things to Know About the ACO Final Rule | 5 Common Accounting Blunders Hospitals Can Avoid | S&P: Healthcare Costs Up Nearly 6% | State Medicaid Programs Capping Hospital Stays |
    
    
    

• October 19, 2011
  • 7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Operational Costs | 5 Pros and Cons of Bank Direct Placements for Hospitals | BCBS of Massachusetts to Keep Non-Profit Status |
    
    
    

• October 12, 2011
  • 6 Reasons Behind the Gloomy Outlook for Non-Profit Hospitals | MedPAC Approves Physician Payment Fix | 4 Ways Hospitals Can Cut Bad Debt |
    
    
    

• October 5, 2011
  • Medicare RACs Identify $75M in Overpayments in FY 2010 | Supreme Court Hears Case on Whether Providers Can Sue States Over Reimbursement | 5 Roles for Hospital Personnel to Play in Shift to ICD-10 |
    
    
    

• September 28, 2011
  • The Ins and Outs of Successful Hospital Insurance Talks | UPMC CEO: "Highmark is No Longer a Traditional Insurer" | 8 Out-of-the-Box Ways to Cut Hospital Costs | Decision Held on Illinois Hospital Tax-Exemptions |
    
    
    

• September 21, 2011
  • Average Healthcare CFO Pay Reaches $224K | 5 Money-Saving Tips for Hospital CFOs | HHS Releases Final Rule for Medicaid RAC Program | CMS Extends Deadlines for Bundled Payment Initiative |
    
    
    

• September 14, 2011
  • New Resident Training Rules Will Cost Teaching Hospitals $1.3B | How to Take Advantage of Low Short-term Interest Rates | 5 Benefits and Drawbacks of Bank Direct Placements for Hospitals | 3 Steps a Hospital Can Take to Make Payment Collections More Efficient |
    
    
    

• September 7, 2011
  • 6 Ways Hospitals Can Survive the Onslaught of Medicare Cuts | Will ICD-10 Kill Hospitals' Productivity? | Republican Governors Outline 31 Medicaid "Solutions"
    
    
    

• August 31, 2011
  • HHS Announces New Bundled Payment Initiative | How Can Hospital CFOs Reduce Bad Debt Right Now? | Consumer-Driven Health Plans Grew 13.9% in Last Year | Early Reg. Discounts for the 18th ASC Conf End Tomorrow |
    
    
    

• August 24, 2011
  • ICD-10: Bracing for the Storm and Coding Update Freeze | Medicare Revenue Rising at Slowest Rate Since 2005 | Survey: Nearly 70% of Hospitals Collect Less Than 30% of Payments at Point of Service |
    
    
    

• August 17, 2011
  • 50 Top Grossing For-Profit Hospitals in America | How to Prevent Medicare Claim Denials Due to Medical Necessity | Walgreens May Offer Health Insurance by Fall |
    
    
    

• August 10, 2011
  • 50 Top Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals | Some For-Profit Hospitals Provide as Much Charity Care as Non-Profits | 5 Common Ways Hospitals Lose Accounts Receivable | Medicare RACs Collect $575M in Overpayments |
    
    
    

• August 3, 2011
  • Big Changes Ahead: Medicare IPPS 2012 and What It Means for Hospitals | How Would You Fix Medicare and Medicaid? 6 Hospital Leaders Respond | 6 Tactics to Prepare for ICD-10 |
    
    
    

• July 27, 2011
  • Avoiding RAC Red Flags for Hospital-Owned Physician Practices | Legislators Urge CMS to Reconsider IPPS Coding Offset | Medicare, Medicaid Payments Could Stop if Debt Ceiling Agreement Not Reached |
    
    
    

• July 20, 2011
  • RACs Collect More Than $233M in Overpayments | 4 Tips for Hospitals Implementing ICD-10 | How Automation Can Help Hospitals Process Claims |
    
    
    

• July 14, 2011
  • How to Prevent Errors That Draw RACs Attention | Outlined Steps for Phase 2 of ICD-10 Released | Appealing RACs Denials for Inpatient Stay is Only Way to Get Paid |
    
    
    

• July 7, 2011
  • 5 Hospital Coding Errors Likely to Draw RAC Attention | Why Hospitals Need to Get Ready for ICD-10 Now | HHS Sends Rules for Medicaid RACs, Payments for Review |

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