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.

• June 7, 2013
  • 4 Objectives Hospitals Must Pursue to Achieve Value-Based Care | Da Vinci Robots: Minimally Invasive Miracle or Costly Conundrum? | Is HMA Nearing a Takeover? | Top 10 Hospital IT Game Changers
    
    
    

• June 5, 2013
  • 16 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 6 Major Mergers Called Off in the Past Year | Q&A With Brooklyn Hospital Center CFO Joe Guarracino | 13 Tips to Ease the ICD-10 Switch
    
    
    

• May 29, 2013
  • 125 Hospital & Health System CFOs to Know | 15 Recent Hospital Transactions | How Froedtert Health is Navigating Sequestration | 9 Recent Issues Between Hospitals, Payors
    
    
    

• May 24, 2013
  • 7 Strategies to Mitigate Pension Risks From Moody's | 10 Hospitals With the Highest Heart Attack Charges | Beaumont, Henry Ford Call Off Merger | Should Hospitals Be Afraid of Wal-Mart?
    
    
    

• May 22, 2013
  • 6 Value-Based Credit Rating Metrics Hospital CFOs Need to Know | The Most Expensive Hospital in America | 9 Recent Hospital Transactions | For-Profit Hospital Stocks Get Hammered Again
    
    
    

• May 20, 2013
  • 51 Stats on Physician Salaries vs. Hospital Revenue Generated | 13 Hospitals With Bond Issues | Private Equity in Healthcare More Than Doubled Since 2009 | CMS Price Transparency Report Has Long-Term Implications for Hospitals
    
    
    

• May 17, 2013
  • 8 Hospital Downgrades, 5 Upgrades in Past Month | 6 Recent Hospital Transactions | Edward Hospital CFO: 4 Tips for Finding Overlooked Revenue
    
    
    

• May 15, 2013
  • Key Financial Strategies to Align Physicians | CMS Lays Out Medicaid DSH Cuts | What are the Impacts of ICD-10? | 10 Hospitals With the Highest Spinal Fusion Charges
    
    
    

• May 13, 2013
  • Which Physicians Generate the Most Revenue for Hospitals? | 3 Metrics Community Hospitals Should Track Every Day | Medicare RACs Collect $4.5B Since 2009 | Legislation to Delay DSH Cuts Hits House
    
    
    

• May 10, 2013
  • 9 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 9 Major For-Profit Hospital Companies Release Quarterly Earnings | CMS Unveils Hospital Billing Data | Moody's: Value-Based Care Paramount for Hospital Finances
    
    
    

• May 8, 2013
  • 19 Recent Hospital Transactions | Shares of Tenet, HCA Soar | 24 Stats on Children's Hospital Ratios | 16 Potential Key Performance Indicators
    
    
    

• May 6, 2013
  • The CFO Talk Edition! | 9 of the Most-Read Hospital CFO Q&As in the Past Year, Including LifePoint's Jeff Sherman, Tufts Medical Center's Okey Agba, Grady Health System's Mark Meyer & 6 More
    
    
    

• May 3, 2013
  • Can Employed Physicians Be Profitable? | CHS, Tenet, Vanguard All Report Subpar Quarters | Which Payor Ranks as "Worst"? | 4 Reforms That Can Cut Healthcare Spending by $1 Trillion
    
    
    

• May 1, 2013
  • 10 Things to Know About CMS' Proposed IPPS Rule | 34 Stats on the Highest-Paid, For-Profit Hospital CFOs | Highmark-West Penn Merger Approved & 9 Other Hospital Transactions | Last Day to Register for Becker's Hospital Conference!
    
    
    

• April 29, 2013
  • Why Price Transparency Matters for Hospitals | 1Q Profit Down at LifePoint, UHS | Are Small Hospitals in Trouble? Moody's Says Yes | Registration for Annual Meeting Closes Wednesday!
    
    
    

• April 26, 2013
  • 9 Hospitals That Have Closed in 2013 | 5 CFOs Share How Their Hospitals Had Positive Fiscal Years | 19 Value-Based Care Benchmarks | Registration for Annual Meeting Closes May 1 - Register Today!
    
    
    

• April 24, 2013
  • 10 Recent Hospital Acquisitions | Can Small Hospitals Still Get Cheap Financing? | Hospital Stocks Take Beating | Registration for Becker's Hospital Review Conference Closes May 1!
    
    
    

• April 22, 2013
  • 8 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 4 Steps to a Leaner Revenue Cycle | Best Practices for Your Clinical Supply Chain | Improve Your CFO Network at Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting!
    
    
    

• April 19, 2013
  • 10 Overlooked Areas Where Hospitals Can Save Money | Q&A With Methodist Dallas CFO Sarah Choi | 5 New Hospital CFO Profiles | 3 Weeks Until Becker's Hospital Conference - Registration Closing Soon!
    
    
    

• April 17, 2013
  • 8 Hospital Downgrades, 7 Upgrades in Past Month | 11 Recent Transactions | HCA Expects Weak Volumes to Hinder 1Q | Boston Hospitals Put to Test After Marathon Explosions
    
    
    

• April 15, 2013
  • 39 Stats on Baa-Rated Hospitals | 27 Common Growth Objectives in Healthcare | Sanford Calls Off Fairview Merger | Time is Ticking: Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting Takes Place May 9-11!
    
    
    

• April 12, 2013
  • Top 15 Hospitals Most Exposed to Medicare | What You Need to Know About Obama's Budget | Swedish Health CFO Dan Harris on Improving Finances | 8 Recent Hospital-Physician Transactions
    
    
    

• April 10, 2013
  • 14 Recent Hospital Acquisitions | 6 Observations & Concerns on the Future of Hospitals | Moody's: Sequester Will Be Painful for Non-Profits | Looking to Network With Hundreds of Hospital Executives? Register for Becker's Hospital Conference!
    
    
    

• April 8, 2013
  • 56 Stats on For-Profit Hospital Finances | How Much Did UHS CFO Steve Filton Earn in 2012? | 9 Burning Trends in Healthcare Finance, Outsourcing & Transactions | Becker's Hospital Review Conference Only 1 Month Away!
    
    
    

• April 5, 2013
  • Exclusive Interview With LifePoint CFO Jeff Sherman | 12 Stats on Hospital EHR Payments | 14 Billion Reasons to Invest in Minimally Invasive Procedures | Only 40 Spots Remain for the 4th Annual Becker's Hospital Conference!
    
    
    

• April 3, 2013
  • 100 Great Hospital in America | 13 Hospital Transactions | 7 Recent Hospital-Payor Issues | Only 5 Weeks Remain Until Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Conference! |
    
    
    

• April 1, 2013
  • Medicare Cuts From Sequestration Go Live Today | Is the Rush to Hospital Consolidation Rash? | 20 Stats on Medicare Cost Growth | Less Than 6 Weeks Remain Until Becker's Hospital Conference! |
    
    
    

• March 29, 2013
  • The Financial Dance Between Private Equity & Non-Profit Hospitals | 5 Ways Case Managers Improve a Hospital's Bottom Line | Tenet CFO Earns $3.27M | 5 New CFO Profiles! |
    
    
    

• March 27, 2013
  • 8 Recent Hospital Layoffs | PPACA Turns 3: The 5 Biggest Changes Since PPACA Passed | 7 Hospital Acquisitions | How Can Hospital CEOs, CFOs Battle Perception of Executive Pay? |
    
    
    

• March 25, 2013
  • How Payment Penalties for High Infection Rates Could Drain Hospital Finances | Top 10 Strategic Initiatives This Year | Pittsburgh Pursues Removal of UPMC's Tax Exemption | Government Shutdown Averted, Sequester Remains |
    
    
    

• March 22, 2013
  • Are Health Systems Becoming Too Big to Fail? | 5 Tips to Survive the Sequester | 18 Stats on Medicare Inpatient, Outpatient Payments | House Reintroduces Medicare RAC Reforms |
    
    
    

• March 20, 2013
  • 8 Hospital Downgrades, 7 Upgrades in Past Month | 9 Recent Hospital Mergers | MedPAC: Hospitals Must Contain Costs | Which States Fail on Healthcare Price Transparency? |
    
    
    

• March 18, 2013
  • 7 Stats on Medicare Inpatient Profitability | CMS Revises Hospitals' Readmissions Penalties Again | What Will Lost DSH Payments Mean for Hospitals? | 3 Reasons Why Hospital Consolidation Could Hurt Healthcare |
    
    
    

• March 15, 2013
  • 12 Ways to Lower Costs With Cutting Provider Payments | Trinity Health CEO Joseph Swedish on Making the Jump to WellPoint | CMS Proposes Part B Billing Changes for Hospitals | How Should Health Systems Manage Their Investments Today? |
    
    
    

• March 13, 2013
  • 15 Recent Hospital Mergers | 39 Stats on A-Rated Hospitals | Has Healthcare Reform Made Layoffs Inevitable? | CHS, Cleveland Clinic Form Alliance |
    
    
    

• March 11, 2013
  • 3 Ways Providers Can Offset Lost Fee-For-Service Revenue | Should Healthcare Abandon ICD-10? | Which Hospitals Have Commercial Bundled Payments? | 14 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues |
    
    
    

• March 8, 2013
  • Exclusive Moody's Interview: Sequester to Impale Non-Profit Hospitals | Are Hospital Mergers Creating Oligopolies? | Q&A With Hendrick Health CFO Stephen Kimmel | What Should You Know About CFO Compensation? |
    
    
    

• March 6, 2013
  • 8 Hospital Companies Release Earnings | 18 Recent Mergers & Acquisitions | Should Hospitals Lose Medicare Payments to Fix SGR? | Looking for "100 Great Hospitals" Nominations! | 4th Annual Becker's Hospital Review Meeting: Only 200 Spots Remain & Early Registration Ends 4/1!
    
    
    

• March 4, 2013
  • 7 Leaders Discuss the Sequester | 11 Stats on Hospitals' A/R | 4Q Profit at UHS Rises 42% | 5 Things to Know About the Hospital Debt Market |
    
    
    

• March 1, 2013
  • Sequestration Set to Kick in | 11 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 6 Key Observations for Hospitals on Sequestration | Q&A With Former CMS Administrator Dr. Bruce Vladeck |
    
    
    

• February 27, 2013
  • 9 Ingenious Ways to Cut Hospital Costs | 9 Hospital Mergers, Acquisitions | Explosive TIME Article Probes World of Hospital Costs | Tenet's FY 2012 Profit Up 143% |
    
    
    

• February 25, 2013
  • The Biggest Trends and Threats in Healthcare This Year | CHS' 4Q Profit Up 103% | 17 New Points on Bundled Payments | 10 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues |
    
    
    

• February 22, 2013
  • 7 Bad Habits of Hospital CFOs That Need to Be Broken | Q&A With Grady CFO Mark Meyer | 3 Tips for Hospital Affiliations | Latest on Proposed Sequester Fix |
    
    
    

• February 20, 2013
  • 2 Hospital Downgrades, 1 Upgrade in Past Month | 7 Recent Acquisitions | Health Insurance Exchange Decisions for All 50 States | 15 Stats on Hospital Controller Salary |
    
    
    

• February 18, 2013
  • A Full Analysis of CMS' Bundled Payment Program | 11 Stats on Average Age of Hospital Plant | HMA 4Q Profit Up 57%, Down for LifePoint | Stats on CFO Incentive Targets |
    
    
    

• February 15, 2013
  • 5 Revenue Cycle Issues Spurred by Healthcare Reform | 13 Stats on Hospital Credit Ratings | A Rural Healthcare Discussion With West Park CFO Pat McConnell | Big 5 Health Insurers Post $12.7B Profit |
    
    
    

• February 13, 2013
  • 7 Recent Hospital Mergers | 5 Ways to Approach Your Credit Rating Meetings | Moody's: 2012 Set Record for Downgraded Debt | Bain, KKR to Sell 50M HCA Shares |
    
    
    

• February 11, 2013
  • 4 Quality-Based Strategies to Improve Profitability | IASIS Posts Solid 1Q | 5 Ways Hospitals Can Partner With Free Clinics | 18 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues |
    
    
    

• February 8, 2013
  • Will Non-Profit Health Insurers Survive? | 10 Stories on Improving Hospital Profitability | SunLink to Go Private | Vanguard's Phil Roe & 4 Other CFOs to Know |
    
    
    

• February 6, 2013
  • 8 Recent Hospital Mergers | What Health Reform Means for Providers in 2013 | 13 Stats on Hospital Profit & Revenue | 160 Great Speakers to Appear at the 4th Annual Hospital Conference! |
    
    
    

• February 4, 2013
  • 17 Healthcare Niches to Watch in 2013 | 6 Chief Determinants of ACO Readiness | Steward Lost $57M in 2011 | 4 Best Practices for Collecting Out-of-Pocket Fees |
    
    
    

• February 1, 2013
  • Should Hospitals Start Their Own Health Plans? | 17 Recent Issues Between Hospitals and Payors | Vanguard's 2Q Profit Down 22% | 3 Recent CFO Transitions |
    
    
    

• January 30, 2013
  • 8 Recent Mergers | 12 Recent Hospital Layoffs | Why Long Island College Hospital May Close | 4 Tips to Fight & Win RAC Denials |
    
    
    

• January 28, 2013
  • Hospital Mergers: What Do Buyers, Sellers Look Like? | 14 Stats on Operating Ratios | Medicare RACs Set Record in 1Q | 5 Trends on Hospital Benefit Plans |
    
    
    

• January 25, 2013
  • Did the Fiscal Cliff-SGR Bill Rob Hospitals? | Moody's: 2013 Looks Rough for Non-Profit Hospitals | What 5 Things Must CFOs Avoid in Acquisitions? | 5 New CFO Profiles |
    
    
    

• January 23, 2013
  • 7 Recent Hospital Mergers | Q&A With Tufts Medical Center CFO C. Okey Agba | For-Profit Hospital Stocks Skyrocket | How University Hospitals in Cleveland Raised $1B |
    
    
    

• January 18, 2013
  • 5 Issues Hospital CFOs Must Focus on in 2013 | Highmark to Buy West Penn Debt | 8 Steps for Bundled Payment Programs | 5 New Featured CFO Profiles |
    
    
    

• January 16, 2013
  • 2 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades | HMA Projects Weak 4Q | 7 Recent Hospital Mergers | Update on West Penn, Highmark Merger |
    
    
    

• January 14, 2013
  • 10 Policies That Stabilize Healthcare Spending | MedPAC: Raise Hospital Rates 1% | Tenet Expects Commercial Rates in Exchanges | What Should Hospitals Know About Leases With Physicians? |
    
    
    

• January 10, 2013
  • 12 Stats on Hospital CFO Pay | 20 Recent Mergers & Acquisitions | CMS: Health Spending Growth Historically Low | Where Medicare Stands: A Discussion With Dr. Oliver Fein of Weill Cornell |
    
    
    

• January 7, 2013
  • 3 Tips to Improve Relationships Between CFOs & Physicians | 20 Best Practices for Hospital Mergers | ACO Payment Model Basics | 7 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues |
    
    
    

• January 3, 2013
  • Congress Passes SGR, Fiscal Cliff Deal | Review of For-Profit Hospital Performance in 2012 | 10 Challenges That Will Shape Hospital Strategy This Year | 5 New CFOs of the Week |
    
    
    

• December 31, 2012
  • The Top Hospital CFO Features of 2012! | 11 Ways to Increase Profitability in 2013 | 5 Current Pressures That Scare Independent Hospital CFOs the Most | 6 Defining Traits of Great Hospital CFOs |
    
    
    

• December 27, 2012
  • 5 Areas Where Hospitals Can Spend Smarter | 9 Hospitals That Filed for Bankruptcy in 2012 | Value-Based Purchasing Winners, Losers | How Much Did IASIS CFO John Doyle Make in 2012? |
    
    
    

• December 24, 2012
  • 8 Areas That Are Changing Global Accountancy | HHS Green Lights More Insurance Exchanges | Georgia Systems Create Health Plan | Which Health Insurer is Best on Performance-Based Contracts? |
    
    
    

• December 20, 2012
  • 8 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades | Baylor Health, Scott & White to Merge & 12 Other Hospital Transactions | 5 Recent CFO Moves |
    
    
    

• December 17, 2012
  • Top Hospital Finance Stories of 2012! | CFO Compensation of Top Non-Profit Hospitals | Highest-Grossing Hospitals | 11 Ways to Increase Profitability in 2013 | 3 Reasons Why Layoffs Don't Benefit Hospitals & More |
    
    
    

• December 13, 2012
  • 8 Areas of "Hidden" National Health Expenses | 8 Hospital Mergers | Bain Capital, KKR to Sell 32M Shares of HCA Stock | How Will Healthcare Reform Affect Access to Capital? |
    
    
    

• December 10, 2012
  • 3 Steps for Sustainable Financial Improvement | 7 Recent Mergers | MedPAC Proposes 1% Hospital Payment Boost in 2014 | 10 Takeaways From the CMS CFO Report |
    
    
    

• December 6, 2012
  • How Aspen Valley Increased Days Cash on Hand 100-Fold | 15 Hospital Layoffs | HMA Stock Plummets in Wake of "60 Minutes" Story | Medicare RACs Recoup Record $2.3B in 2012 |
    
    
    

• December 3, 2012
  • 50 of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare | Fitch: Outlook Not All Rosy in 2013 | Q&A With Baylor Health CFO Fred Savelsbergh | 9 Recent Strategic Investments by Hospitals |
    
    
    

• November 29, 2012
  • 11 Ways Hospitals Can Improve Profitability in 2013 | Hospital Spending Per Capita Stats for 13 Countries | 5 Reasons for Hospital Quarterly Losses | 8 Recent Hospital Mergers |
    
    
    

• November 26, 2012
  • The 12 Biggest Hospital Stories of 2012 | Muni Bonds at Lowest Levels Since LBJ Presidency | 5 Steps to Cost Savings in Supply Chains | 15 Recent Hospital Mergers |
    
    
    

• November 23, 2012
  • 6 Investor-Owned Hospital Execs on ACOs | Why Hospital Property Taxes and Charity Are Now Inseparable | HHS Issues Rules on Essential Health Benefits | Infographic: How the Recession Hurt Hospitals' Inpatient Margins |
    
    
    

• November 19, 2012
  • 7 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades, 2 Upgrades in Past Month | How Did Swedish Medical Center Raise $100M in 5 Years? | 5 Surprising Benefits of Health Insurance Exchanges | Is Lean the Best Solution for Inefficiencies? |
    
    
    

• November 15, 2012
  • 8 For-Profit Hospital Operators Release Earnings | Where Do Hospitals Fit Within the "Fiscal Cliff"? | 36 Stats on Margins by Teaching Status | Sentara CFO on Why Niche ASCs Work |
    
    
    

• November 12, 2012
  • 8 Key Issues for Hospitals and Health Systems in 2013 | 5 Points CFOs Need to Know About the Bundled Payment Business Model | Baylor Health CFO Fred Savelsbergh on Reform Post-Election | 13 Recent Hospital and Health System Layoffs |
    
    
    

• November 8, 2012
  • Obama Re-Elected, ACA Primed to Stay | 3 Reasons Why Layoffs Don't Benefit Hospitals in the Long Run | Tenet Records Big 3Q Profit | AHA Sues HHS Over Medicare RAC Payment Denials |
    
    
    

• November 5, 2012
  • HOPDs to Receive 1.8% Boost in Medicare Rates | HCA's 3Q Profit Hits $360M | Bundled Payment Stats for 16 MS-DRGs | What Can the U.S. Learn From Canada's Medicare System? |
    
    
    

• November 1, 2012
  • What CFOs Should Know About Medicare Ahead of the Elections | 3Q Profit Sags at LifePoint, CHS, UHS | 4 Ways to Improve Patient Payments | Is the Trinity-Catholic Health East Mega-Merger Positive for Healthcare? |
    
    
    

• October 29, 2012
  • 200 Hospital Benchmarks | Moody's: Hospital Upgrades Dominate 3Q | How Execs Can Improve Labor Management | 8 Rehab Documentation Areas Vulnerable to Claim Denials |
    
    
    

• October 25, 2012
  • 12 Key Issues Hospitals Will Face in 2013 | ACO Checklist for CFOs | HMA Profit Falls 5.5% in 3Q | How Much Did Vanguard CFO Phillip Roe Make in 2012? |
    
    
    

• October 22, 2012
  • 7 Things to Know About Current Community Hospital Finances | House Proposes Medicare RAC Reforms | How Can Hospitals Avoid Cost Accounting Failures? | For-Profit Hospital Stocks Continue to Dive |
    
    
    

• October 18, 2012
  • 9 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades, 6 Upgrades in Past Month | HCA Anticipates 3Q Profit of $360M | 5 Conclusions From S&P's 2011 Hospital Medians | 3 Costly Physician Recruitment Mistakes |
    
    
    

• October 15, 2012
  • 25 Top Grossing Children's Hospitals in America | Healthcare Sector Jobs Soar in September | 5 Things Hospital CFOs Must Know About New Bad Debt Guidance | 9 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues |
    
    
    

• October 11, 2012
  • 5 Pressures That Scare Independent Hospital CFOs the Most | Medicare RACs Recoup Record-High Collections | St. Joseph Health CFO Darrin Montalvo on Strategic Affiliations | 6 Ways Hospitals Can Analyze Technology's ROI |
    
    
    

• October 8, 2012
  • CFO Compensation of the 25 Top-Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals | CMS Miscalculates Readmissions Penalties | 14 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 5 Things to Know About Your Chargemaster and ICD-10 |
    
    
    

• October 4, 2012
  • Why Fiscal 2013 is So Critical | 5 Things to Consider When Acquiring a Physician Practice | Why Did the West Penn-Highmark Merger Fall Through? | Tenet Unveils New Business Growth Plan |
    
    
    

• October 1, 2012
  • 6 Traits of a Great Hospital CFO | 117 Hospital, Health System CFO Profiles | 10 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues | Could the PPACA Directly Eliminate 400k Hospital Jobs in 2013? |
    
    
    

• September 27, 2012
  • 3 Dominant Pension Strategies for Hospitals | 10 Steps for Full ICD-10 Implementation | What Should You Know About Recent Medicare RAC Activity? | LifePoint's Jeff Sherman & 4 Other CFOs to Know |
    
    
    

• September 24, 2012
  • 7 Projects Hospital CFOs Should Focus on Now | 49 Stats on For-Profit Hospital Chain Finances | 10 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues | How to Use ERISA to Increase Hospital Collections |
    
    
    

• September 20, 2012
  • 7 Hospital Credit Downgrades, 11 Upgrades in Past Month | 5 Things CFOs Should Know About ICD-10 Accounting | What Will Happen to For-Profit Hospital EBITDA if Obama is Re-Elected? | 5 New Hospital, Health System CFOs of the Week |
    
    
    

• September 17, 2012
  • Medicare Providers to Lose $11.1B From Sequestration | Top 21 Reason Codes for Denied Claims | Lean as an Alternative to Mass Hospital Layoffs | 12 Recent Medicare, Medicaid Issues | Why Are U.S. Healthcare Costs So High? |
    
    
    

• September 12, 2012
  • 50 Top-Grossing U.S. Hospitals | 13 Stats on Cash-to-Debt Ratios | How Can Hospitals Utilize CO-OPs? | Q&A With Transylvania Regional Hospital CFO Marc Nakagawa | Tenet Names New CFO |
    
    
    

• September 5, 2012
  • 26 Stats on CFO Salary Growth | How Could Credit Downgrades Impact Hospitals? | 13 Stats on Days Cash on Hand | Q&A With Ben Dunford, CFO of Texas Regional Medical Center |
    
    
    

• August 29, 2012
  • 118 Stats on Non-Profit Hospital Medians | Moody's: 5 Big Financial Trends | 9 Major For-Profit Hospitals Report Earnings | HHS Finalizes One-Year Delay of ICD-10 | Can ASCs Still Profit From Anesthesia? Early Registration Discounts End Friday - 19th ASC Conf |
    
    
    

• August 22, 2012
  • 2 Hospital Credit Downgrades, 11 Upgrades in Past Month | 7 Areas That Will Impact Safety-Net Hospital Finances | 12 Stats on Hospital All-Payor Margins | New CFO Moves and Profiles |
    
    
    

• August 15, 2012
  • 25 Top-Grossing Public Hospitals | CFO Dawn Javersack: Why Cash is King | Medicare Readmissions Penalties Affect 2k Hospitals | 12 Stats on Average Hospital Medicare Margins |
    
    
    

• August 8, 2012
  • 8 Tips to Improve Your Hospital's Operating Margin | 9 Observations on Final IPPS Rule | HCA, Tenet Post 2Q Finances | HMA's Kelly Curry & 4 Other CFOs to Know |
    
    
    

• August 1, 2012
  • 5 Points on What Hospital CFOs Can Learn From Corporate CFOs | 5 Observations on the State of Hospital Credit Markets | Q&A With Scripps Health CFO Rich Rothberger | 5 CFOs of the Week |
    
    
    

• July 25, 2012
  • 25 Top Grossing For-Profit Hospitals | Moody's: Hospital Downgrades Up | HMA's Profit Slumps in 2Q | 5 CFOs of the Week |
    
    
    

• July 18, 2012
  • 2 Hospitals Receive Credit Downgrades | Hospitals and Libor: What Does it Mean? | 5 Critical Transactions Issues for CFOs | 5 CFOs of the Week |
    
    
    

• July 11, 2012
  • 25 Top Grossing Non-Profit Hospitals | CMS Releases Proposed Rules for 2013 HOPD, Physician Payments | 7 Risks of Overcompensating Hospital Execs | CFO Spotlight: Eddie Soler of Florida Hospital
    
    
    

• July 5, 2012
  • 26 Healthcare Leaders React to PPACA Ruling | Which Healthcare Stocks Benefited? | Q&A With Former Mayo Clinic CFO David Ebel | Fitch: Reform Ruling Validates Hospitals' Efforts |
    
    
    

• June 27, 2012
  • 27 Stats on Cash Flow & Debt | What Does Moody's Bank Downgrades Mean for Hospitals? | 3 Financial Challenges of Bundled Pricing | Jeff Taylor, Bernadette Spong & 8 Other CFOs to Know |
    
    
    

• June 20, 2012
  • 7 Hospitals Receive Credit Downgrades | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital CFO Paul Storiale on Financial Control | 8 Strategies for Hospital Cost Management | A New Way of CFO Networking |
    
    
    

• June 13, 2012
  • 16 Statistics on Safety-Net Hospital Financials | Healthcare Expenditures Rise 3.9% in 2011 | 5 Best Practices for Raising Your Hospital's Value | 8 Steps for Improving Hospital Access to Capital |
    
    
    

• June 6, 2012
  • Top 10 Spend Categories at Health Systems | Is Form 990 an Opportunity? | How CDI Could Improve the Revenue Cycle | Medical Costs to Increase 7.5% Next Year |
    
    
    

• May 30, 2012
  • Single-Payor Healthcare: What Would Its Impact Be on the National Stage? | Most Recent RAC Audit Stats and News | 48 Stats on Hospital Inpatient Stay Costs |
    
    
    

• May 23, 2012
  • 5 Key Financial Ratios Healthcare Providers Should Track | 3 Hospital CFOs on How to Budget Today | What is the Financial Impact of Losing 5 ED Patients Per Day? |
    
    
    

• May 16, 2012
  • 6 Hospital Credit Downgrades | 8 Major Hospital Operators Release Quarterly Earnings | Mission Health CFO Charles Ayscue on Financial Success | 25 Hospitals With the Highest Avg Medicare Spending |
    
    
    

• May 9, 2012
  • 58 Stats on FY 2011 Median Hospital Financial Metrics | 4 CFOs Share Their Current Fiscal Strategy | The Uncertainty of Reimbursement Cuts |
    
    
    

• May 2, 2012
  • 12 Points on FY 2013 IPPS Proposed Rule | What Are the Avg Costs Per Inpatient Day Across Every State? | 11 Best Practices for Commercial Payor Negotiations on New Payment Models |
    
    
    

• April 25, 2012
  • 4 Pressing Financial Issues Facing Hospital Executives Today | 5 Points to Know on the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report | 24 Statistics on For-Profit Hospital Operator CFO Pay | Register Now for Becker's Hospital Conference! |
    
    
    

• April 18, 2012
  • 15 Greatest Opportunities for Hospital Savings | 4 Hospitals Receive Credit Downgrades | Lowell General Hospital CFO Susan Green: What it Takes to Be a Hospital CFO Today | Hospital Conference Registration Extended 7 Days! |
    
    
    

• April 11, 2012
  • Pertinent Bundled Payment Insight | New ICD-10 Deadline Proposed | 12 Revenue Pitfalls for Academic Medical Centers | What is the U.S. Payor Mix by Region? |
    
    
    

• April 4, 2012
  • 7 Strategies to Help Hospitals Break Even on Medicare | Hospital Bond Volumes Down 27% | Top 10 States With Highest Inpatient Medicare Payments
    
    
    

• March 28, 2012
  • 6 Practices to Streamline Physician Practice Valuation | RACs Can Now Request Twice as Many Claims | Hospital Executive Salaries to Rise 2.5% | The Best Hospital Business Meeting-Discounts End in 4 Days! |
    
    
    

• March 21, 2012
  • 7 Hospitals Receive Credit Downgrades | 18 Essential Hospital Accountability Metrics | 4 Key Trends in Healthcare Financing for 2012 | The Best Business Meeting in the Healthcare Arena-Early Reg Discounts End 4/1! |
    
    
    

• March 14, 2012
  • What's Next for ICD-10? | How to Find Capital for Standalone Hospitals | Tenet CFO to Resign | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting: Great CFO Speakers Ahead! |
    
    
    

• March 7, 2012
  • Healthcare Reform: Two Years Gone, What's Next? | 4 Main Drivers for Middle-Market Hospital Financing | Cleveland Clinic Financial Growth Dependent on M&A | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting: Featured CFO Speakers and More! |
    
    
    

• February 29, 2012
  • 8 Major Hospital Operators Release Quarterly Earnings | Stamford Hospital CFO Kevin Gage on How to Remain Profitable | 25 Stats on Employed-Physician Salaries | Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting: Only 150 Spots Remain! |
    
    
    

• February 22, 2012
  • 10 Hospitals With Credit Downgrades | HHS Delays ICD-10 Compliance Date | Banner Boswell CFO Scott Leckey Shares Financial Insights | Complimentary Webinar: Healthcare Finance 2012 - A Look at Trends, Terms and Provider Sectors |
    
    
    

• 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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