This week's 5 must-reads for hospital CFOs

Here are five articles published by Becker's Hospital Review this week that offer insight on uncompensated care costs, hospital bankruptcies and more.

1. 5 health systems with strong finances
A roundup of five hospitals and health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions according to recent reports from Moody's Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings.

2. Hospital uncompensated care costs fall to lowest level in 26 years: 4 things to know
From 1990 through 2015, U.S. hospitals' uncompensated care costs totaled $704.7 billion, according to a recent American Hospital Association report.

3. Pennsylvania to test new payment model for rural hospitals: 8 things to know
CMS and Pennsylvania are joining forces on a new payment model designed to improve healthcare in rural areas of the state.

4. The transition to MACRA and its affect on the revenue cycle
With the October release of the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, physician practices across the country are bracing for dramatic change.

5. 5 latest hospital bankruptcies
From increased competition to reimbursement landscape challenges, many factors lead hospitals and health systems to file for bankruptcy.

More articles on healthcare finance:

Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy
CHS on track to overcome financial troubles, says CEO
Presence Health focuses on revenue cycle improvement in turnaround plan

 

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