Becker's Revenue Cycle E-Weekly

August 14, 2018

• Fla. physician's billing records mistakenly dumped in landfill | SD hospital at risk of losing Medicare billing privileges | Optum's CEO on how AI is helping the revenue cycle process | Ex-healthcare CEO pleads guilty in kickback scheme

August 13, 2018

• OIG tags NC hospital for erroneous billing | Epic to host conference for providers who don't use its EHR | Proposed payment changes to ding hospital margins | 10-hospital group allegedly involved in billing fraud scheme

August 9, 2018

• CHS faces investigation over EHR incentives | Cigna defeats hospital's suit seeking $50M in unpaid claims | Man receives 2 echocardiograms at Pa. hospital - 1 cost $170, the other $3,101 | Quorum pursues $215M hospital divestiture plan

August 8, 2018

• Physician gets prison time for role in $30M billing fraud scheme | 36 health IT & revenue cycle up-and-comers | Temple may sell hospitals to strengthen finances | Cash-strapped Calif. hospital to close ER

August 7, 2018

• 7 health systems with strong finances | Apple is hiring for its new health clinics | Billing flub leaves patient with unexpected $92K bill | HHS mulls HIPAA changes

August 6, 2018

• Operator of 22 freestanding ERs files for bankruptcy | BCBS of Texas to stop covering nonemergent ER visits | CMS' inpatient payment rule: 9 things to know | 8 latest hospital closures

August 2, 2018

• Cardiologist gets prison time for submitting 350 fraudulent claims | Ariz. hospital emerges from bankruptcy, lays off 60 | Miss. hospital's ER charge covered in full by 1 insurer, another covered 13% | DOJ fines eClinicalWorks for failing to report patient safety issues

August 1, 2018

• UNC Health offers 70% off outstanding bills ahead of hospital sale | CMS gives $925M payment boost to post-acute providers | Independent monitor to oversee NJ hospital's finances after 4-notch downgrade | LifePoint sells 3 La. hospitals

July 31, 2018

• Former CHS hospital gets cash flow boost | Ga. hospital closes amid allegations of lab billing scheme | Female HIT leaders to know | Kaiser ends Medicaid coverage for 2.5K patients in Colo.

July 30, 2018

• Calif. hospital will cut services to reduce costs | Tenet hospital at risk of losing Medicare billing privileges | Rising stars: 90 healthcare leaders under 40 | Ex-MetroHealth COO found guilty of fraud, accepting bribes

July 26, 2018

• Miss. hospital shuts down ER, unable to pay employees | CMS releases proposed outpatient payment rule | Study: Young people have the most medical debt | Epic halts HQ expansion

July 25, 2018

• Charge to 'use a sink' at Las Vegas ER outrages patient's parents | Texas health system files for bankruptcy | Why investors are paying millions for medical office buildings | What is the healthcare industry's greatest challenge? Becker's wants your take

July 24, 2018

• CMS seeks to standardize physician payments for office visits | Georgia hospital to close | UnitedHealth may drop Northwestern's 1,200-physician group | 100 great community hospitals

July 23, 2018

• Banner hospitals' Cerner go-live triggers reports of medical errors | Houston hospital to lose Medicare funding for heart transplant program | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Calif. hospital reverses $15,666 trauma fee for baby who napped, drank formula in ER

July 19, 2018

• 2 surgeons indicted in $950M kickback scheme | UnitedHealth could strike deal for Tenet's Conifer business | Patient billed for CT scan required after Wash. hospital's medical mistake | Anthem denied 12K ER claims in second half 2017, but paid most of them anyway

July 18, 2018

• Budget constraints may force Calif. hospital to cut key services | Virtual care reimbursement proposed by Medicare | 10 most stressed cities in America | Emergency physicians sue Anthem over coverage policy

July 17, 2018

• Colo. hospital's Medicaid rebilling plan falls short | Bon Secours' operating income climbs 20% with boost from revenue cycle improvements | Why a Mo. hospital can't afford accounting help after a 2,353% spike in revenue | $12K to treat a bee sting + 9 other patients charged unexpected fees for care

July 16, 2018

• CMS' proposed physician payment rule for 2019: 6 things to know | Lawsuit: Illinois hospital provided $500K in unreimbursed care to inmate | 9 hospital closures | Political donations by Epic, Cerner, athenahealth & Allscripts

July 12, 2018

• 17 health systems with strong finances | Ariz. physician fakes cancer diagnosis to avoid sentence for billing fraud | Epic founder Judy Faulkner is Forbes' 3rd richest woman | Houston proposes 70% increase in ambulance transport fees

July 11, 2018

• NY health system pays $15.6M to settle billing fraud case | No. 1 priority for hospital CEOs? Cost control | Texas couple considers divorce to pay daughter's medical bills | Chicago hospital faces closure without $3M infusion

July 10, 2018

• CFO alleges Mont. hospital engaged in billing fraud, kickback scheme | CMS will allow hospitals to retroactively withdraw from BPCI Advanced | CHS closes Mo. hospital; physicians put up money to expand services | The new use for fitness trackers that has physicians worried

July 9, 2018

• OIG tags Wisconsin hospital for erroneous billing | U of Washington scraps Epic, Cerner EHRs for single platform | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Layoffs loom after Atrium Health switches anesthesiology providers

July 5, 2018

• Fla. physician network pays $1.7M for allegedly misusing billing codes | Court clears way for 277 hospitals to challenge Medicare reimbursements | Cash-strapped Calif. hospital puts off closure talks | The biggest financial pain points hospitals feel right now

July 2, 2018

• AHA urges CMS to expand start dates for BPCI Advanced | Ex-CFO, 3 surgeons charged in $950M kickback scheme | Why top investors contributed $36M to this patient billing startup | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

June 28, 2018

• Nurse gets jail time for $393K billing fraud scheme | 6 recent RCM product launches | Parents charged $15,666 trauma fee after baby takes nap, drinks formula in ER | CHS offers notes to pay off $1B in debt

June 27, 2018

• Fla. hospital deal hinges on 1 issue: Should CHS pay up if things go south? | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | How Children's Hospital of Philadelphia mastered its EHR update | Discharged patient dies in Mich. hospital bathroom

June 26, 2018

• Tenn. hospital pays $784K to resolve billing fraud allegations | 224 hospital benchmarks | Optum360, US Bank partner on new RCM solution | Why a St. Louis hospital will offer nurses summers off

June 25, 2018

• Houston hospital's Medicare funding in jeopardy | CHS hit with downgrade after releasing debt exchange results | Patient too large for MRI machine sues Ore. hospital for $7M | Cash-strapped Calif. hospital consider closure

June 21, 2018

• Colo. health system sues patient over $229K bill, jury awards $766 | Healthcare companies shed their fears of Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture | NY hospital patients rally over reimbursement 'battle' with Empire BCBS | 6 tips for effectively communicating patient financial responsibility

June 20, 2018

• Nurse pleads guilty in $60M billing fraud scheme | Colo. health system: Tech glitch caused $19M billing error on patient statements | BCBS lets Mayo in on coverage decisions | NY hospital seeks new operator within hours of CEO's abrupt resignation

June 19, 2018

• WHO unveils ICD-11 | Texas hospital seeks $58M in underpayments from BCBS | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Ascension subsidiary to boost hospitals' automation efforts

June 18, 2018

• 3 Calif. physicians charged in $580M billing fraud scheme | 70 female RCM vendor leaders to know | 2 Ariz. hospitals abruptly close | Kan. hospital allegedly asked nurses to falsify records to pump up inpatient numbers

June 14, 2018

• 7 hospitals with strong finances | New Jersey freezes hospital charity care payments | Air ambulance company asks patient to keep 'discount' on $42K bill secret | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

June 13, 2018

• University Hospitals, Walmart launch bundled payments | 6 recent RCM hires | Mayo Clinic attempts to block IRS from questioning CEO | The 2019 diagnosis code changes are here: 6 things to know

June 12, 2018

• Kan. hospital loses Medicare billing privileges | SNF operator pays $30M to resolve billing fraud allegations | CHS on pace to make $500M capital investment in Ind. health system | Mayo pulls off 25k-user Epic go-live: 3 questions with the consulting firm that helped them do it

June 11, 2018

• Blue Cross accuses NC hospital of overbilling by $76M | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Tenn. hospital to lay off 15% of staff | Ind. health system's contract with Anthem set to expire amid tensions over ER policy

June 7, 2018

• Patient hit with $42k bill after cancer treatment dispute with Miss. hospital | 9 latest hospital credit rating downgrades | Why Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser are touting group appointments | Anthem sues Calif. hospital over alleged fraud scheme

June 6, 2018

• Healthcare CEO gets 19 years for $18M billing fraud scheme | Texas hospital considers bankruptcy | S&P: New accounting rule won't instantly affect nonprofit hospital ratings | 'No profit, no mission' - Why this CEO believes every healthcare leader needs a strong understanding of finance

June 5, 2018

• Mo. hospital allegedly fired coder for refusing to ignore improper billing | The 15 conditions driving 68% of drug spend | Anthem's new imaging policy likely to hit hospitals' profits | Payment experience causes 65% of patients to consider switching providers

June 4, 2018

• Houston surgical hospital abruptly closes after discovering accounting errors | Where do RNs earn the most? | Mo. hospital employee allegedly stole $54k in medical supplies | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

May 31, 2018

• Pa. hospital accused of overbilling state by $9M | Why airlines hope physicians aren't on board during medical emergencies | 1 in 7 NJ adults received a surprise medical bill over a year's time | Cleveland Clinic looks to rein in costs as Q1 operating income dips 22%

May 30, 2018

• S&P: 340B payment cuts likely to cripple struggling hospitals | Senator calls for federal investigation into Mo. hospital's billing practices | 7 ideas to prevent $100M+ losses from physician employment | Direct primary care group files for bankruptcy after abruptly closing

May 29, 2018

• Whistle-blower: Steward compromised care to keep patients in network | Vanderbilt University Medical Center's operating income drops 60% after Epic rollout | Texas man receives $7,924 surprise bill after going to an in-network ER | Walmart names its latest bundled payment partner

May 24, 2018

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Ex-Anthem fraud investigator charged in $20M billing scheme | 3,506 Calif. healthcare workers seek to limit hospital overcharges | Nurse awarded $28M in retaliation suit against Boston hospital

May 23, 2018

• NYC Health + Hospitals: UnitedHealthcare wrongfully denied $11.5M in medical claims | HFMA recognizes 22 healthcare organizations for revenue cycle performance | Tenet hospital's Medicare contract in jeopardy | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

May 22, 2018

• VA hospital manager: Accounting errors could delay critical procedures | Aetna whistle-blower put on leave after accusing CVS of $1B billing scheme | Nurse accused of stealing $550k from N.Y. hospital | Americans' No. 1 priority for healthcare? Affordability

May 21, 2018

• Wis. hospital at risk of losing Medicare billing privileges | Blue Cross denied appeal in suit alleging it sank $40M hospital deal | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | TransUnion to acquire Healthcare Payment Specialists: 5 things to know

May 17, 2018

• 3 former medical billing company execs charged in $300M fraud scheme | Alaska hospital faces closure over $964k telecom bill | Mayo contractors upset over management of Epic transition | DOJ: Texas physician misdiagnosed patients to fund 'opulent lifestyle'

May 16, 2018

• Memorial Hermann enters $1.9M billing fraud settlement | Fairview Health Services' net income slips 71.3% | Texas man convicted in $19M scheme to defraud Cerner | 100 great leaders in healthcare

May 15, 2018

• Sutter's prices may soon affect hospitals nationwide: 8 things to know | Pa. hospital discloses Medicare billing violations | Join execs from Cleveland Clinic, Michigan Medicine at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference | Hospitals with multiple RCM systems may experience more denials

May 14, 2018

• 23-hospital system will pay $14M over improper physician payments | Nurses rank Cerner No. 1 | Okla. woman hit with $15k charge for 4 surgical screws | 8 health systems with strong finances

May 10, 2018

• Ex-revenue cycle director charged with embezzling $150k from Del. health system | Texas hospital closes, allegedly owes Cigna and Aetna $43M | Envision CEO: Payers use 'tactics that fuel conflict' | Quorum Health's net loss more than triples

May 9, 2018

• CEO, CFO of Mo. hospital allegedly received $100k in inappropriate reimbursement | R1 acquires Intermedix: 5 things to know | How CHS, Tenet, HCA, LifePoint and UHS fared in Q1 | 10 worst states for nurses

May 8, 2018

• Nurse collects $6M in whistle-blower lawsuits against Banner, Christus and Renown Health | Investor makes $7B offer for athenahealth | Join 210+ speakers at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | 116-bed Mo. hospital to close next month

May 7, 2018

• Ex-finance director gets prison time for stealing $3.9M from UNC hospital | Kaiser's quarterly revenue jumps to $20.3B | HCA to spend $300M on employee benefits aimed at attracting nurses | 71% of ACOs would likely leave MSSP if required to assume risk

May 3, 2018

• NJ hospital bills patient $5,751 for ice pack and bandage | Vandals damage Epic's campus | CEO, CFO of Mo. hospital resign over inappropriate reimbursements | 100 great hospitals in America

May 2, 2018

• Creditors seek to force 2 Ariz. hospitals into bankruptcy | Augusta Health CEO: Anthem is trying to strong-arm independent physicians | HCA's profit nearly doubles to $1.1B | Banner Health has $1.7B worth of construction projects in the works

May 1, 2018

• Court ruling helps uninsured Texans dispute high hospital bills | Tenet posts surprise $99M profit | 15 RCM service expansions | Jury awards $28M+ to former Cleveland Clinic physician in age discrimination case

April 30, 2018

• Miss. hospital changes ER pricing policy after newspaper's probe | Quorum Health CEO gets pay raise amid company's financial struggles | Fitch: New accounting standard for hospital bad debt is a mixed bag | Epic rollout sets back Erlanger's Q3 earnings

April 26, 2018

• Colo. hospital outsources billing and coding, cuts 24 jobs | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Q1 updates: UHS' net income up 8.6%, Anthem profits up 30% | Commercial payers take nearly 30 days longer to pay hospitals than Medicare

April 25, 2018

• BCBS of Texas may bill patients in full for nonemergent use of out-of-network ED | 2019 IPPS proposed rule: 10 things to know | FBI raids home of former Tulare Regional CEO | 5 RCM tips

April 24, 2018

• Black Book: Top EHR vendors in 4 hospital segments | Penn State Hershey drops 2,100 neurology patients | Hear Cleveland Clinic CIO Ed Marx at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference | Moody's: Preliminary nonprofit healthcare profitability margins at 10-year low | 6 RCM key notes

April 23, 2018

• Emory Healthcare to launch ACO, bundled payment program with Walmart | HCA TriStar, BCBS dispute generates $14M in balance bills | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Iowa health system slashes 48 jobs

April 19, 2018

• Tenn. healthcare executives charged in $4.6M kickback scheme | 3 Calif. hospitals must pay millions to meet charity care requirements | How Dignity Health, naviHealth partner to tackle bundled payments | Report: Chicago physician amassed $248k+ in unauthorized expenses

April 18, 2018

• 9 health systems with strong finances | CMS terminates Kan. hospital's Medicare billing privileges | Piedmont, BCBS reach agreement after state ultimatum | N.J. passes surprise billing legislation | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

April 17, 2018

• IU Health prepares for $1B transformation | Calif. hospital loses lucrative toxicology revenue | Join over 117 executive speakers at Becker's 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable | Case review reveals more erroneous cancer diagnoses at N.C. hospital | Ariz. files waiver to limit retroactive Medicaid benefits 

April 16, 2018

• Idaho hospital faces cash crunch due to software glitch | 27 executive moves | Henry Ford's income dragged down by Epic implementation, labor costs | Banner will pay $18M to settle false claims allegations 

April 12, 2018

• Ex-surgeon accused of raking in $860k by illegally reviewing patient files | 5 changes under HHS' final 2019 Payment Notice Rule | Tenet defeats class-action lawsuit alleging overpayments | 8 RCM service expansions 

April 11, 2018

• Navigant, Baptist Health South Florida form RCM joint venture | 5 hospital bankruptcies, closures | Judge: The way BCBS plans operate could automatically violate antitrust laws | 4 RCM tips 

April 10, 2018

• Mayo Clinic offers buyout packages to 400 transcriptionists | NY oncology practice files for bankruptcy following FBI raid | Join keynotes Kevin O'Leary, Alexa von Tobel at Becker's Health IT + Clinical Leadership conference | Why Optum is 'scaring the crap out of hospitals' | Former employee accused of stealing $104k from NC hospital 

April 9, 2018

• MedPAC wants to slash payments for some standalone EDs | Ga. hospital to lay off 200 | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CHS CEO gets bigger bonus amid company's financial struggles 

April 5, 2018

• UPMC physician allegedly provided $18k worth of 'off the books' treatment | Amazon vs. Walmart: Who has more power to change healthcare? | BCBS, Texas Health Resources reach 11th hour agreement | Ascension charts new strategic direction: 4 things to know 

April 4, 2018

• Texas church forgives $10.5M in medical debt | Georgia hospital to close | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | AHA to weigh in on Medicare appeals backlog: 5 things to know 

April 3, 2018

• Veritas to acquire GE's revenue cycle unit as part of $1B deal | Colo. hospital charges mom $1,216 for newborn daughter's circumcision | Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein to speak at Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable | Ga. orthopedic, anesthesia providers settle false billing allegations 

April 2, 2018

• Iowa hospital pays $1.8M to settle Medicare overpayments case | Intermountain to outsource 98 IT employees | Letter from Anthem prompts Calif. hospital to shut down toxicology program | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders 

March 29, 2018

• Iowa hospital pays $1.8M to settle Medicare overpayments case | Intermountain to outsource 98 IT employees | Letter from Anthem prompts Calif. hospital to shut down toxicology program | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders 

March 28, 2018

• CFO says Cerner to blame for Texas hospital district bond downgrade | 10 best states for physicians | 7 RCM tips | Anesthesiology group sues Atrium Health | R1 RCM picks lead director 

March 27, 2018

• 40% of patients skip treatment because of cost | How some rural hospitals score huge paydays from insurers | Peyton Manning, Venus Williams to speak at Becker's HIT + Revenue Cycle meeting | N.H. hospital to pay $40k for hiring unlicensed CNO | US News names 36 healthiest communities in America 

March 26, 2018

• Urgent care insurance claims skyrocket over 1,000% | Texas health system lays off 400 | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Tenet reaches deal with major shareholder | OIG: Medicare overpaid physical therapists $367M 

March 22, 2018

• N.Y. hospital seeks critical access status to jump-start finances | CMS cites Baltimore hospital for patient safety violations | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Ga. governor will 'take whatever steps necessary' to quell Piedmont, BCBS dispute 

March 21, 2018

• 8 health systems with strong finances | Woman receives $12k bill after ER visit for bee sting | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | UnitedHealth takes aim at Envision's billing practices | 7 things to know about the rise of fee-based direct primary care 

March 20, 2018

• N.C. hospital at risk of losing Medicare contract | 11 RCM key notes | Join over 117 executive speakers at Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable | Highmark Health's net income jumps to $1.1B | Viewpoint: Hospitals don't want an all-payer system 

March 19, 2018

• Former Allina VP pleads guilty to embezzling over $417k | 6 states take aim at balance billing | MedPAC urges Congress to eliminate MIPS | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent 

March 15, 2018

• CEO of Kan. safety-net clinic suspended after audit | CHS hires debt advisers | Wash. hospital expects more layoffs amid financial struggles | 100 hospital & health system CMOs to know 

March 14, 2018

• Envision sues UnitedHealthcare over payment issues | Ascension Michigan lays off 500 | Health IT and RCM sectors saw 164 M&A deals in 2017 | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders 

March 13, 2018

• Miami hospital files for bankruptcy | Some Anthem members afraid to use ED under new policy | Registration nearly sold out for Becker's 16th Annual Spine Conference | 9 hospital credit rating actions | CJR spending goals remain unchanged after CMS allows outpatient total knee surgery 

March 12, 2018

• Colo. hospital slashes 272 jobs | R1 loses $58.8M in 2017, but continues quarterly revenue growth | Moody's: Nursing shortage will pressure hospital margins for years | Woman poses as employee at 2 Tenn. hospitals, steals credit cards 

March 8, 2018

• UnitedHealth takes aim at costly ED visits | Wis. hospital at risk of losing Medicare contract | Epic's Judy Faulkner makes Forbes' billionaires list | UPMC Hamot, cardiology practice ink $20.7M settlement in kickback case | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent 

March 7, 2018

• 5 latest hospital credit rating downgrades | CHS spinoff to divest up to $253M in assets | 30% of consumers don't know their explanation of benefits isn't a bill | CMS to overhaul EHR incentive programs 

March 6, 2018

• Calif. hospital set to close | Moody's: Nonprofit hospital rating downgrades rose sharply in 2017 | Join 200+ speakers at Becker's 4th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q4 

March 5, 2018

• Okla. health system accused of overbilling 34 patients by $400k | BPCI Advanced: 7 key dates to remember | Baylor Scott & White closes 113-bed Texas hospital | 15 hospitals seeking RCM talent 

March 1, 2018

• UPMC sees revenue climb to $16B | Feds investigating Tenet's Detroit Medical Center | Billing delays cost Wyo. health system up to $200k | The biggest payment challenges healthcare companies face in 2018 - 7 insights 

February 28, 2018

• 15 female RCM leaders to know | CHS posts $2B net loss | 7 RCM key notes | Apple will open medical clinics for its employees this spring | 10 worst states for healthcare 

February 27, 2018

• 35 hospital groups urge court to halt $1.6B in Medicare payment cuts | Anthem cancels 25% reimbursement cuts on some same-day services | Join 112+ speakers at Becker's HIT + Clinical Leadership Meeting | 4 RCM tips | Tenet sees net loss swell to $230M 

February 26, 2018

• Anthem accuses Calif. hospital of $13.5M billing scheme | CMS advances voluntary bundled payment model | Ex-UPMC Health Plan director gets prison time for embezzling $846k | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent 

February 22, 2018

• OIG tags 612-bed Ga. hospital for incorrect billing | Cedars-Sinai receives record-breaking $50M gift | 5 hospitals with strong finances | Cerner integrates Surescripts for prescription drug price transparency 

February 21, 2018

• 4 Calif. hospitals want to cut back charity care | $92M accounting error causes Edward-Elmhurst's operating loss to widen | Mayo reports $707M in operating income | Researchers say EHR adoption doesn't cut hospital billing cost 

February 20, 2018

• Ex-CFO gets prison time for stealing $111k from Mont. health clinic | Partners to lay off 100 as it outsources coding jobs | Dr. Tom Price to speak at Becker's Health IT + Clinical Leadership Conference | 11 RCM key notes | Ascension's operating income sinks 78% 

February 19, 2018

• 3 more states launch investigations into Aetna | Pa. hospital loses tax-exempt status | 10 medical conditions with the highest average cost per inpatient stay | Partners sees net income jump 51% | 15 hospitals seeking RCM talent 

February 15, 2018

• Why a Seattle TV station bought $1M worth of medical debt | Baylor Scott & White's operating income jumps 80% | Join Venus, Peyton and 3,000 more at Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2018 this Sept. | Aetna: Former medical director misrepresented our denial process 

February 14, 2018

• Ga. hospital group sues Anthem over new ER and imaging policies | 8 things to know before HIMSS18 in March; Don't miss Becker's Health IT + Revenue Cycle in Sept. | NC treasurer asks UNC Health Care to guarantee $1B in cost savings | 39 executive moves 

February 13, 2018

• Would Trump's budget plan bring us closer to site-neutral payments? | Patient shoots police officer at W.Va. hospital | Hear 200+ execs at Becker's HIT + Rev Cycle Meeting | 6 urgent care coding trends 

February 12, 2018

• Aetna's ex-medical director says he never reviewed patient records before denying care | Calif. hospital outsources revenue cycle jobs to Cerner | Kaiser Permanente revenue climbed $8.1B in 2017 | Lehigh Valley Health Network eliminates 70 management positions 

February 8, 2018

• CMS launches initiative to reduce Medicare appeals backlog | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Protests scheduled at 32 Kaiser Permanente hospitals | Memorial Hermann receives record-breaking $25M gift from Houston billionaires 

February 7, 2018

• OIG tags Mich. health system for erroneous billing | Ex-director of finance pleads guilty to stealing $3M from N.C. hospital | 5 RCM tips | N.J. lawmakers face physician opposition over surprise billing legislation 

February 6, 2018

• Hospital protocol landed this volunteer with a $1.7k ER bill | Orlando Health's operating income jumps 26% | HHS OCR: 10 steps hospitals must take to avoid 'cyber extortion' | Disney partners with 2 Fla. health systems to offer HMO plans 

February 5, 2018

• JPMorgan to healthcare executives: New venture with Amazon, Berkshire isn't a threat | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Navicure, ZirMed merger gives rise to Waystar | 156-bed Ohio hospital to close 

February 1, 2018

• Fitch: Medicaid work requirements put pressure on CHS, LifePoint and Quorum | 17 latest RCM service expansions | Cigna's Q4 profits fall 30.4% | Intermountain's COO talks plan to transfer 2,300 employees to R1 RCM

January 31, 2018

• Anthem's discretionary ED policy lands patient with $12k bill | Epic launches 3-part functionality for data collaboration | Conifer to lay off revenue cycle workers in N.C. | HCA shares hit record high after better-than-expected earnings

January 30, 2018

• Moody's: Severe flu season will pressure nonprofit hospital margins | Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway join forces to tackle employees' healthcare costs | Registration is nearly sold out for Becker's 9th Annual Meeting | Best in KLAS: Epic named top Overall Software Suite for 8th year in a row

January 29, 2018

• Ex-CFO sues Chicago hospital to recoup $100k loan | Intermountain acquires $20M stake in R1 RCM | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | State-by-state breakdown of 83 rural hospital closures

January 25, 2018

• Intermountain to save $70M over 3 years by transitioning employees to R1 RCM | Stanford Health Care's operating income more than doubles in Q1 | Complete a survey to earn complimentary registration for Becker's 9th Annual Meeting | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech talent

January 24, 2018

• OIG tags Carolinas Medical Center for incorrect billing | 5 things to know about out-of-pocket spending trends | Cleveland Clinic Florida now offers concierge medicine for $333 a month | 13 health systems with strong finances

January 23, 2018

• Scripps settles false billing case for $1.5M | 7 things to know about SamSam, the ransomware hitting hospitals | Bush, Clinton to keynote Becker's 9th Annual Meeting | Pa. now requires hospitals to notify patients of charity care eligibility

January 22, 2018

• CMS reveals 2018 value modifier | 11 medical groups to Anthem: Rescind ED, imaging policies and 25% same-day service payment cuts | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Catholic Health Initiatives CFO's advice to other systems: 'Don't get too comfortable with your past success'

January 18, 2018

• Emergency physicians: Anthem's discretionary ED policy is 'unlawful' | 491-bed Ohio hospital to close | Most American households don't have enough savings to cover a $1k ER visit | 5 questions with Tufts Medical Center's revenue cycle director

January 17, 2018

• Former CHI hospital administrator sentenced in bribery scheme | Bon Secours doubles Q1 operating income | Aetna investor sues over $77B merger with CVS Health | U of Wisconsin Health CMIO: Copy-and-pasting in EHRs is a 'blot on our profession'

January 16, 2018

• Ex-Allina VP charged with 7 counts of theft | 15 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Hear keynotes by Lloyd Dean, Bernard Tyson & more at Becker's 9th Annual Meeting | CHS aims to shed at least 20 more hospitals to drive down debt

January 11, 2018

• Adventist Health to transfer 275 jobs to Cerner | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Chinese billionaire boosts stake in CHS to 24% | 3 tips for implementing a cash flow turnaround

January 10, 2018

• Tax refunds drive out-of-pocket healthcare spending | CMS launches new bundled payment model | 9 RCM service expansions | Calif. hospital files for bankruptcy

January 9, 2018

• Allscripts to acquire Practice Fusion for $100M | MACRA, price transparency & more - 5 trends for 2018 | Hear keynotes by Lloyd Dean, Bernard Tyson, Teri Fontenot & more at Becker's 9th Annual Meeting | Tenet to cut 700 more jobs

January 8, 2018

• What physicians like most about Epic, Cerner & 8 other vendors | Quorum to close Ohio hospital | 4 ways hospitals can lower claim denial rates | Tenet: Tax changes to boost earnings

January 4, 2018

• Trump against cuts to Medicare, Medicaid | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Federal lawsuit: Duke, UNC agreed not to hire each other's physicians | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

January 3, 2018

• Ex-director of finance accused of embezzling $3M from N.C. hospital | How Brigham and Women's cut ED costs by 15% | 7 rural hospital closures | Colo. hospitals now required to post prices: 3 things to know

January 2, 2018

• Which healthcare companies excel in financial strength? | Hospitals face $1.6B in Medicare payment cuts | 6 things to know about ICD-11 | Kmart will pay $32.3B to resolve prescription drug fraud claims

December 28, 2017

• Anthem to cut pay for some same-day services by 25% | Maine hospital blames employee coding errors for Medicare penalty | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Scripps Health to shed leadership, administrative jobs

December 27, 2017

• Parkland Memorial uses 'frequent flier' program to cut ER costs | 28 executive moves | N.C. hospital to close | Viewpoint: Abandoning bundled payments without further review 'would be a mistake'

December 26, 2017

• CMS cuts payments to 751 hospitals for patient injuries | 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Register today for Becker's 2018 Meetings: Hear keynotes Bernard Tyson, John Noseworthy, Alexa von Tobel & more | Chinese billionaire ups stake in CHS as stock tumbles

December 21, 2017

• 2 physician groups will pay $33M to settle kickback allegations | CMS rescinds Ala. hospital's Medicare termination notice | 5 questions with Banner Health's revenue cycle VP | 8 health systems with strong finances

December 20, 2017

• Lawmakers eye fix for $15M Medicare error | 65 RCM tips | Cooper University Health sues Trinity division for $15M over failed deal | 4 healthcare revenue cycle trends to watch in 2018

December 19, 2017

• Tenet explores sale of RCM subsidiary Conifer | State regulators: Vermont hospital needs to dial back revenues | 6 RCM key notes | Financial updates from Cleveland Clinic, Ascension & 3 other health systems

December 18, 2017

• Epic to release new EHR version in March | 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Tenet closes Phoenix hospital | $891M lawsuit against CHS revived: 8 things to know

December 14, 2017

• Operator of 179 cancer treatment centers admits to falsifying EHR use data | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | United Medical Center needs $17.1M taxpayer subsidy to stay afloat | Whistle-blower: Johns Hopkins prioritizes out-of-state patients to boost revenue

December 13, 2017

• Wis. health system ordered to settle dispute with Cerner outside of court | Nearly 60% of Medicare revenues will be from risk-based contracts by 2019 | 5 Broward Health leaders face criminal charges | US lab association challenges new Medicare reimbursement system: 7 things to know

December 12, 2017

• Physicians argue Anthem's ER policy violates federal law | Mont. hospital's billing issues persist nearly 1 year after revamp | Ascension's operating income sinks 93% | 5 reasons why this advisory committee wants to eliminate MIPS now

December 11, 2017

• Statistician: Government used faulty extrapolation in $100M billing fraud case | 5 latest hospital closures | 175 RCM service expansions so far in 2017 | S&P: Merger with CHI likely to trigger downgrade for Dignity Health

December 7, 2017

• 4 physicians charged in $146M billing fraud scheme | 65 financial benchmarks for hospital executives | Fitch issues negative outlook for nonprofit hospitals | 4 questions with Stanford Health Care's revenue cycle leader

December 6, 2017

• UnitedHealth's Optum to buy DaVita Medical Group for $4.9B | 70% of patients more likely to pay bill if they receive cost estimate | Los Angeles hospital closes, lays off 638 | Healthcare price-checking still no easy task for consumers: 5 things to know

December 5, 2017

• Ex-head of IT accused of stealing $800k from Calif. health clinics | 1 in 3 providers dissatisfied with healthcare costs | Detroit Medical Center will slash jobs under Tenet cost-cutting plan | ER facility fees soared 89% between 2009 and 2015: 7 things to know

December 4, 2017

• Police take down gunman at Calif. hospital | Lessons from a medical group's RCM turnaround | Interim CEO unloads $35M in Cerner stock | OIG: Providers incorrectly billed for severe malnutrition disorder 99% of the time

November 30, 2017

• CMS finalizes changes to bundled payment programs | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Cleveland Clinic's operating income tumbles 32% | CMS threatens to revoke Alabama hospital's Medicare contract

November 29, 2017

• 9 hospital credit downgrades | Security researchers discover vulnerability in OpenEMR | Colorado hospital charged $1,877 to pierce a child's ears | University of Miami Hospital struggles for profitability

November 28, 2017

• 69 hospitals accused of retaining $324M in fraudulent EHR incentive payments | FCC to consider rural telehealth proposal | Healthcare bankruptcies more than triple in 2017 | OSF HealthCare, BCBS avoid going out-of-network with new contract

November 27, 2017

• Ohio hospitals lose Medicare reimbursement dispute | 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CHS invests $100M in 400 projects at Lutheran Health Network | Ex-WellCare general counsel gets prison time for role in $35M fraud scheme

November 22, 2017

• 8 hospitals with strong finances | Sacramento County will pay UC Davis Health $98M to settle reimbursement dispute | 13 hospitals join CMS' rural hospital payment program | Banner Health's net income nearly triples

November 21, 2017

• OIG: Chicago hospital overbilled Medicare by $10.2M | eClinicalWorks sued for nearly $1B over allegedly inaccurate medical information | Georgia hospital settles billing fraud allegations | CHS in talks to extend nearly $2B in debt

November 20, 2017

• Ala. hospital to close due to dwindling reimbursement | CMS offers payment boost to hospitals hit by two-midnight rule | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Mayo Clinic's operating income more than doubles

November 16, 2017

• Accreditation error leaves Idaho hospital unable to bill Medicare | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Allina Health reports 6-fold rise in net income | Why providers struggle to adopt new Medicare codes

November 15, 2017

• Shuttered Tenn. hospital needs patients to pay up to cover $40k in past-due wages | Meditech launches cloud-based EHR subscription service | Why distressed hospitals need better internal audit controls | CHS shares continue downward spiral, hit all-time low

November 14, 2017

• UPMC Hamot, cardiology practice pay $20.7M to settle whistle-blower lawsuit | Hospital groups, health systems sue HHS to halt $1.6B in payment cuts | Baylor Scott & White's net income rises 60% | 25 latest executive moves

November 13, 2017

• CMS to launch 2 new Medicare appeals settlement options | CHS to sell additional hospitals worth $2B in revenue | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CHI sees operating loss narrow to $77.9M

November 9, 2017

• Medical billing company owner gets 10-year prison term for $26M scheme | SSM Health lays off 350 | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Quorum Health plans to sell more hospitals as net loss widens to $29.2M

November 8, 2017

• Hospitals in SD, Ky. to lose Medicare contracts | 10 most obese states in America | VisiQuate develops revenue cycle playbook for healthcare professionals | 50 states of telehealth: 5 things to know about state reimbursement

November 7, 2017

• N.M. hospital terminates 50% up-front payment policy for surgery | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | IU Health hospital finds bag of patient billing paperwork on street | 6 RCM key notes

November 6, 2017

• Lawsuit: Epic double-bills Medicare, Medicaid for anesthesia services | CMS slashes payment for off-campus services by another 20% | 15-bed Missouri hospital's 2,353% revenue increase raises red flags with regulators | 1,597 hospitals will see payment bump under value-based purchasing

November 2, 2017

• CMS finalizes outpatient payment rule: 8 things to know | Hartford HealthCare loses lawsuit claiming Anthem forced 'catastrophically' low rates | Miami hospital to lay off 180 | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

November 1, 2017

• 17 RCM service expansions | HCA's net income tumbles to $426M | 6 healthcare organizations settle false billing allegations | CMS launches 'patients over paperwork' initiative to reduce regulatory burden

October 31, 2017

• Catholic Health to pay $6M to settle overbilling allegations | Texas hospital sees billing, cash flow issues after Cerner go-live | Health IT investments on track for record-setting year | Trinity Health's operating income climbs 76% to $266M

October 30, 2017

• Man receives $52k hospital bill after his backpack was stolen | California hospital shuts down, 524 employees face layoffs | More than a third of consumers unable to pay medical bills | 10 hospital closures so far in 2017

October 26, 2017

• Family in shock after receiving 26-year-old medical bill | Walgreens to close 600 stores | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | TeamHealth to waive medical bills for Las Vegas shooting victims treated by affiliated clinicians

October 25, 2017

• Patient payment responsibility climbs 29% since 2015 | Shareholders push for changes at Tenet and CHS | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Water main break forces 7 Michigan hospitals to close or cancel procedures

October 24, 2017

• Miami hospital to suspend all services as it seeks capital | 3 things to know about Quality Payment Program hardship exceptions | Maine hospital receives $10M gift with one ask from donor: Don't use it for buildings | Okla. hospital to go out-of-network with BCBS over proposed 30% reimbursement cut

October 23, 2017

• AHA to members: Prepare for Vox's healthcare pricing investigation | 14 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Former executive of Cleveland Clinic spinoff charged in $2.8M fraud scheme | 8 RCM key notes

October 19, 2017

• DOJ: Personal trainer posed as physician in $25M billing fraud scheme | 160+ healthcare revenue cycle companies to know | Cash-strapped hospitals dive into nursing home market | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic and Meditech talent

October 18, 2017

• CMS releases preliminary CJR program results | 4 myths about healthcare payments | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Care New England to close hospital after sale to Prime collapses

October 17, 2017

• Medical group will pay $448k for allegedly retaining overpayments | 13 hospital credit rating actions | Houston Methodist Hospital receives $101M donation | Ohio hospital closed indefinitely after fire

October 16, 2017

• Dignity Health's operating loss widens to $66.8M | Miss. hospital will charge $200 upfront fee for nonurgent ED visits | DOJ drops lawsuit against UnitedHealth over alleged billing scheme | Fla. hospital closed indefinitely after hurricane

October 12, 2017

• Dignity Health hospital to cover Las Vegas shooting victims' medical bills | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Proposed changes to CJR model will cost Medicare $90M | 12 hospitals seeks RCM talent

October 11, 2017

• Physicians say Anthem's new reimbursement guidelines are 'arbitrary and unwise' | Financial updates from Geisinger, UPMC & 4 other systems | 3 ways blockchain might improve hospital operations by 2027 | Former Cleveland Clinic executive pleads guilty in $2.7M fraud scheme

October 10, 2017

• Hartford HealthCare sues Anthem over reimbursement arrangement | Physician loses Medicare billing privileges over $670 in questionable charges | Michael Jordan donates $7M to Novant Health | Survey: Reimbursement is biggest barrier to telehealth expansion

October 9, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Edward-Elmhurst's operating income plummets 90% | Federal judge tosses lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth of overbilling Medicare | PA median salary for all 50 states

October 5, 2017

• 4 HCA hospitals to pay $8.6M to settle kickback allegations | 7 hospitals with strong finances | American Hospital Association calls on CMS to address 'flaws and inaccuracies' in OIG audits | St. Luke's University Health Network goes live on Epic: 4 questions with Revenue Cycle VP Richard Madison

October 4, 2017

• PeaceHealth's operating performance improves as Epic EHR costs fall | 9 RCM key notes | HHS withdraws 3 proposed rules | 77% of group practices still send paper bills

October 3, 2017

• Epic goes to court: 6 highlights | 5 healthcare companies add RCM talent | Calif. hospital files for bankruptcy after missing payroll | Hartford HealthCare, Anthem break leaves tens of thousands out-of-network

October 2, 2017

• SC health system settles billing fraud case for $7M | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Nurses at California hospital walk off the job after not being paid | ZirMed, Navicure name leader for combined company

September 28, 2017

• Dr. Atul Gawande: 'Even people bankrupted by their healthcare costs said it wasn't a right' | Feds charge former Tenet executives in $400M fraud case | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | How to create a patient-centric revenue cycle

September 27, 2017

• 5 states with the highest out-of-pocket healthcare spending | Texas hospital apologizes to veteran over billing error | 3 best practices for hospital revenue cycle optimization | Whistle-blower: Former Broward CEO concealed major losses tied to cancer care contract

September 26, 2017

• $2B in DSH payment cuts set to kick in Oct. 1 | Dana-Farber's earnings dragged down by Epic billing problems | Washington AG sues 2nd hospital over charity care | 3 ways front-line employees can help prevent claim denials

September 25, 2017

• Wis. system blames Cerner's billing software for $16M in losses | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Ascension's net income more than triples to $1.8B | OIG: Medicare overpaid hospitals $51.6M

September 21, 2017

• Reduced cash flow prompts Ala. hospital to change EHR vendors | Navicure, ZirMed CEOs talk planned merger | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Why growing worker productivity could be bad for hospitals' Medicare rates

September 20, 2017

• Reporting errors cause Medicare to overpay 173 Calif. hospitals | Nearly 200 Hawaii Health Systems patients receive incorrect medical bills | Former Las Vegas hospital CEO's second theft trial barred by double jeopardy | Analysis: NY misspends $1.1B in charity care with 'reverse Robin Hood effect'

September 19, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Black Book ranks top 25 RCM outsourcing vendors | 22 healthcare bankruptcies | Florida hospital suspends employees over inappropriate photos with newborns

September 18, 2017

• Black Book ranks top 25 RCM software vendors | Physician group sues CHS for underpayment | 6 RCM key notes | Former Cleveland Clinic executive charged in $2.7M fraud scheme

September 14, 2017

• RCM giants Navicure, ZirMed to combine | Missouri hospital to close | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Epic reveals 'Share Everywhere' interoperability service

September 13, 2017

• 10 hospitals with strong finances | UMass Memorial invests $700M in Epic EHR | Owner of medical debt collection business gets prison time for embezzling $800k | Cleveland Clinic's 5-step strategy to address rising drug prices

September 12, 2017

• Police fatally shoot man who opened fire in NC hospital | Tenn. home health providers settle billing fraud case | Physicians to CHS: Treat Lutheran Health Network as more than a 'revenue generator' | 10 happiest, unhappiest states in the US

September 11, 2017

• CarePoint, Horizon BCBS resolve $76M billing dispute | Irma forces 35 hospitals across 3 states to evacuate | 5 recent RCM service expansions | Steward Health Care withholds financial information amid growth

September 7, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Tenet to divest 17 hospitals | Fitch may amend rating criteria for nonprofit hospitals | 12 executive resignations

September 6, 2017

• AG sues Washington hospital over charity care | Paladin to buy 2 Tenet hospitals for $170M | Insurer bargain power linked with 5% price decrease in concentrated provider markets | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

September 5, 2017

• Hospitals charging Medicare the most, least for common procedures | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Tenet to replace CEO Trevor Fetter, 'refresh' board and adopt poison pill | 10 things to know about healthcare payment technologies

August 31, 2017

• Median margin for Massachusetts hospitals in 2016: 3.1% | 20 hospitals, health systems seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | 90% of Texas hospitals back to full service by October | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

August 30, 2017

• OIG: N.J. rehab center overbilled Medicare by $29.9M | Cleveland Clinic's operating income more than triples | N.C. hospital alerts patients of billing scam | Houston-area hospitals evacuate 1,500 patients

August 29, 2017

• Anthem changes coverage policy for MRIs, CT scans at hospitals | Cleveland Clinic, CareSource extend contract | Kaiser fined $2.2M for failure to provide Medicaid data | New 'Defray' ransomware targets healthcare sector

August 28, 2017

• IU Health demands payment for inmate's $1.8M medical bill | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Northwell Health to shut down insurance arm | Ohio hospital apologizes after billing patient for ER waiting room visit

August 24, 2017

• Patient jumps to his death from window at Calif. hospital | 5 RCM key notes | Dallas-area physicians sue third-party billing company | Providence Health & Services lays off 210

August 23, 2017

• MD Anderson operating in the black after cutting 1,000 jobs | BCBS expands discretionary ER coverage to Ind. | CHS stock surges after investor calls on board to replace CEO | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

August 22, 2017

• PeaceHealth to lay off 30 as it outsources medical coding | Moody's: Canceling bundles would be credit positive for hospitals | Viewpoint: Don't give up on payment reform yet | CHS investor wants to oust CEO Wayne Smith

August 21, 2017

• 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 2 Tenet board members resign over 'irreconcilable differences' | Global Healthcare Alliance shares 3 observations on the shift to value-based care | Operators of 300 cancer centers accused of illegally dividing Fla. market

August 17, 2017

• Edward-Elmhurst implements $50M cost-cutting plan | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | IRS revokes hospital's tax-exempt status | 4 latest healthcare layoffs

August 16, 2017

• 6 RCM key notes | CMS cancels cardiac bundles, scales back CJR model | Which EHR vendor boasts the most hospital clients? | State-by-state breakdown of 80 rural hospital closures

August 15, 2017

• Maine hospital mistakenly sends 9,700 patient bills to collections | 22 executive moves | Anne Arundel Medical Center, CareFirst end contract spat | Physician sentenced to 35 years in prison for fraud

August 14, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CMS to cancel major bundled payment initiatives | Former healthcare CFO gets prison time for fraud | 6 recent RCM service expansions

August 10, 2017

• Auditor: 15-bed hospital at heart of $90M billing fraud scheme | Quorum plans more hospital sales | Cincinnati Children's Hospital CEO: City council's request for more money is unacceptable | R.I. hospital worker returns $9k found in laundry room dryer

August 9, 2017

• Judy Faulkner, Joe Biden clash over EHR access | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Wyo. hospital works to resolve billing errors | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q2

August 8, 2017

• Alabama hospital to close as reimbursement rates decline | 10 worst states for healthcare | Jared Kushner on VA-Cerner deal: 'One of the great successes we've had so far' | 5 latest payer-provider disputes, resolutions

August 7, 2017

• 6 Calif. urgent care centers file for bankruptcy | 12 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Man stayed in Phoenix hospital's basement, stole $36k worth of equipment | How payer mix, IT expenses impact practice revenue: 6 survey insights

August 3, 2017

• CMS to boost hospital payments by $2.4B | Charity organization looks to improve rural hospitals' finances | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | CHS extends divestiture plan as losses mount

August 2, 2017

• 16 RCM service expansions | CMS finalizes SNF, inpatient rehabilitation payment rules | 5 hospitals with strong finances | California implements balance billing rules

August 1, 2017

• Bankrupt Adeptus Health to issue $250k in patient refunds | W.Va. hospital adopts new copay policy to curb nonemergency ER visits | 18 payer-provider disputes, resolutions | 5 executive resignations

July 31, 2017

• CMS moves forward with $43B in DSH payment cuts | Vanderbilt University Medical Center pays $6.5M to settle false billing case | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 19 executive moves

July 27, 2017

• New Mexico county writes off 2,340 unpaid emergency medical bills | 5 RCM key notes | CHS expects $137M net loss in Q2 | Ill. faces $5B in unpaid insurance claims, leaving hospitals to grapple with outstanding bills

July 26, 2017

• How to improve hospital RCM: 4 CFOs weigh in | 7 hospital closures | Meritus Health invests $100M in Epic rollout | 15 RCM tips for hospitals

July 25, 2017

• Ill. hospital loses $1M per month following departure of cardiologist group | Moody's analyzes financial risks of EMR implementation: 6 findings | Wyo. hospital at risk of losing Medicare, Medicaid funding | Financial concerns prompt Johns Hopkins-owned hospital to eliminate staff through buyouts

July 24, 2017

• 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Adventist closes Washington hospital | 1 year on Epic improved patient experience at NYC Health + Hospitals | Chicago gun violence totals $447M in hospital bills since 2009

July 20, 2017

• Family claims Cancún hospital is withholding baby over $37k bill | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Idaho hospital to cease inpatient services | 6 RCM key notes

July 19, 2017

• Child's $21M medical bill underscores Medi-Cal challenges | Cleveland Clinic names new CIO | 10 least stressed cities in the US | Viewpoint: Taxing hospitals is not the way to fix healthcare

July 18, 2017

• Tenn. hospitals accused of illegal billing practices | 4 health systems on the brink of dropping payers | Nonprofit hospitals record greater revenue, less charity care under ACA | 'Junk insurance' - healthcare's latest dreaded term

July 17, 2017

• CMS releases OPPS proposed rule: 9 takeaways | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | La. hospital to close | Wyo. hospital's bill pay vendor hacked, exposes patient data

July 13, 2017

• Lee Health threatens to cut ties with WellCare Health Plans | 20 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Former CHI hospital administrator indicted in bribery scheme | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

July 12, 2017

• 15 hospitals with strong finances | athenahealth: 5 thoughts on proposed Quality Payment Program | LifePoint hospital lays off 55 | Credit rating agencies to change medical debt evaluation, reporting practices

July 11, 2017

• 4 RCM questions with Phoebe Putney's CFO | North Carolina hospital files for bankruptcy | 5 RCM key notes | Anthem covers only 'necessary' ER visits in Missouri now

July 10, 2017

• NC hospital to close | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Cerner CEO Neal Patterson dies at 67 | How hospitals can improve revenue cycle performance: 4 key thoughts

July 6, 2017

• Medical biller sentenced to 4+ years in prison for role in $7.3M fraud scheme | 9 hospital bankruptcies | KLAS: Do Epic, Cerner customers stay loyal for interactive patient systems? | CHI St. Luke's CFO resigns 1 week after CEO unexpectedly steps down

July 5, 2017

• Carolinas Healthcare to pay $6.5M to settle false billing case | 29 RCM service expansions | Former patient stabs nurse at Pennsylvania hospital | Children's Minnesota out of network with BCBS

July 3, 2017

• W.Va. hospital to charge for non-emergency ER visits | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Wash. health system files for bankruptcy | How automation can enhance RCM operations

June 29, 2017

• Physician, infusion clinic owner sentenced to 5+ years for billing fraud | Analysis: Average hospital has $22M in missed revenue capture | 21 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

June 28, 2017

• Epic to enter medical billing space | 13 RCM key notes | SC hospital claims vendor incorrectly billed insurers on its behalf | CBO scores Senate healthcare bill: 6 key takeaways

June 27, 2017

• 125 CFOs, RCM executives reveal their revenue cycle challenges | 68% of patients with bills of $500 or less don't pay in full | Summa Health to cut 300 jobs | Woman sues Ill. hospital over red-winged blackbird attack

June 26, 2017

• 4 questions with Gundersen Health's revenue cycle director | Centegra to cut services at Ill. hospital as losses mount | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Viewpoint: It doesn't matter whether bundles are prospective or retrospective

June 22, 2017

• Ga. hospital says it may close due to underpayments by BCBS | Majority of states lack laws to protect patients from balance billing | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Employee robbed at gunpoint in Ark. hospital

June 21, 2017

• 15 RCM service expansions | Illinois hospital seeks $10M property tax refund | How to improve the revenue cycle process: 3 finance leaders weigh in | State-by-state breakdown of per capita Medicare spending

June 20, 2017

• 10 ways hospitals can improve charge capture | Genesis HealthCare to pay $53.6M to settle 6 false billing cases | 8 CFO moves | This is why some physicians 'hate' EMRs

June 19, 2017

• RCM M&A picks up pace in first half of 2017 | Patient shoots nurse at Fla. hospital | 7 latest hospital credit downgrades | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

June 15, 2017

• 21 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Ore. legislature passes balance billing legislation | 7 hospitals with strong finances | 6 largest gifts from individuals to healthcare organizations in 2017

June 14, 2017

• 4 questions with Baylor Scott & White's VP of revenue cycle | Lawsuit: CHS failed to provide up to $110M in charity care | 6 CFOs, RCM leaders reveal their goals for this year | Why the 'new normal' for healthcare cost growth isn't sustainable

June 13, 2017

• Healthcare consumer payment trends: 10 things to know | Dana-Farber operating income plunges 66% | 8 RCM key notes | Lawsuit: Houston Methodist secretly taped patient calls

June 12, 2017

• 5 finance, rev cycle leaders on their biggest RCM challenges | Neb. hospital closes | OIG: CMS made $729.4M in erroneous EHR incentive payments | UHS hospital at risk of losing Medicare contract

June 8, 2017

• 4 RCM questions with IU Health's CFO | Dallas hospital files for bankruptcy | How MACRA changed payer-provider collaboration | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

June 7, 2017

• CDC: Nearly 40% of adults now have high-deductible health plans | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | MedStar hospital lays off 100 employees | Florida Senate wants to restore $100M in funding for hospitals

June 6, 2017

• 4 questions with OSF HealthCare's VP of revenue cycle | Hospitalist group settles billing fraud case for $4.2M | Supreme Court exempts church-affiliated hospitals from federal pension law | 100 great community hospitals

June 5, 2017

• NY cancer center avoids Medicare reimbursement cut after $250k typo | 11 RCM key notes | Dallas hospital abruptly closes | Top EHRs for 8 medical specialties, as ranked by Black Book

June 1, 2017

• EHR vendor, executives to pay $155M for allegedly misrepresenting software's capabilities | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Insurers settle Medicare Advantage false billing case for $31.7M | EDs charge up to 12.6 times what Medicare pays, study finds

May 31, 2017

• 4 questions with Piedmont's VP of revenue cycle | 15 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Health system CEO pulls out $6M check to pay debts during budget hearing | 41% of healthcare spending attributed to 12% of Americans, study finds

May 30, 2017

• How are patient payment methods evolving? 4 health systems weigh in | Operator of 179 cancer treatment centers files for bankruptcy | Alabama hospital cuts 80 jobs as revenue trends downward | 52 great health systems to know

May 25, 2017

• Feds investigate UHS' billing practices | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Mount Sinai St. Luke's agrees to $387k HIPAA settlement | How Trump plans to fix the Medicare appeals process

May 24, 2017

• 4 questions with Mayo Clinic's revenue cycle chair | Calif. hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding | 58 RCM service expansions | 150 hospital and health system CFOs to know - 2017

May 23, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Trump's $4.1T budget: 9 healthcare takeaways | 6 RCM key notes | 'Can't bring myself to give them that money:' Why this patient refuses to pay a $323 hospital bill

May 22, 2017

• 4 questions with Ascension's acute care revenue cycle leader | CMS further delays major bundled payment initiatives | 8 hospitals with strong finances | Missouri hospital, clinic to pay $34M to settle false billing case

May 18, 2017

• 17 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Broward Health fires another auditor | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q1

May 17, 2017

• DOJ sues UnitedHealth over $1B in Medicare claims | 17 companies recognized by HFMA for their revenue cycles | Rural hospital offers '2-for-1' payment plan in effort to avoid closure | Idaho woman detained in Mexican hospital for 4 days over $30k medical bill

May 16, 2017

• Quorum Health records $27.6M net loss, says concentration on divestitures of hospitals will continue | Premier Health no longer in-network with UnitedHealthcare | 4 questions with Billings Clinic director of patient financial services Clay Fosjord | 9 CFO moves

May 15, 2017

• Ga. hospital files for bankruptcy, OKs sale to Prime same day | How 4 health system leaders plan to conquer their RCM goals in 2017 | Medicare audit, appeals process exceeded 4.5 years due to backlog, study finds | 7 recent hospital outlook, credit rating actions

May 11, 2017

• Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center 2015 profits mark greatest to date | Prime Healthcare Foundation's $15M acquisition of CHS hospital collapses | Lenovo Health partners with Becker's to host 3-day Virtual Innovation Summit | 3 RCM hires

May 10, 2017

• Fla. hospital files for bankruptcy | 4 questions with Presence Health VP of revenue cycle | 8 updates from RCM companies | Trump fires Comey

May 9, 2017

• Software transition creates billing problems for Colo. Medicaid providers | 5 RCM firms expanding service | Suspect charged with murders of 2 Boston physicians | Fitch: AHCA could generate more variability among insurers' financial results

May 8, 2017

• NYC Health + Hospitals taps Epic for RCM | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | D.C. hospital faces financial turbulence due to Medicare billing errors | 4 experts talk RCM strategies

May 4, 2017

• Florida Blue billing glitch causes overcharges for 9,500 members | 5 must-reads for hospital RCMleaders | OIG: Mount Sinai overbilled Medicare by $41.9M | Physician held at gunpoint at Tennessee hospital

May 3, 2017

• 18 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Quest Diagnostics agrees to $6M false claims settlement | Northwest Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare impasse puts 46k out of network | Molina ousts CEO and CFO

May 2, 2017

• 13 RCM companies with recent service expansions | Physician found guilty in $100M billing fraud scheme | Fla. hospitals could lose $650M in Medicaid funds | Tenet's net loss narrows to $53M

May 1, 2017

• OIG tags Arkansas hospital for incorrect billing | | 5 RCM key notes | Anthem CEO: 58% of business in alternative payment models | IU Health, HealthNet pay $18M to resolve false billing allegations

April 27, 2017

• Healthcare collections & patient financial responsibility: 10 things to know | Cerner impersonation scheme lands 2 more people in prison | Join 1,500 top execs at Becker's Health IT + Rev Cycle 2017 this Sept. | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

April 26, 2017

• Mich. hospital pays $791k to resolve false billing allegations | Ariz. governor signs surprise billing law | Georgia hospital to close | Sentara sends incorrect billing information to 16k+ patients

April 25, 2017

• 3 ways to improve the patient financial experience | The $12M patient who drove insurance rates higher | Early registration discount ends May 1 for 15th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

April 24, 2017

• MACRA could cause $250B drop in hospital revenue | 8 RCM key notes | Hospice companies pay $12.2M to settle false billing case | Kan. hospital faces closure

April 20, 2017

• Wake Forest Baptist outsources billing | 20 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Sen. Grassley files another inquiry into UHS over medical billing, patient care | Adeptus Health files for bankruptcy

April 19, 2017

• Creating a single billing office during an Epic implementation: 5 lessons | 9 healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2017 | Hospitals increasingly employing pre-payment strategies to avoid bad debt | 5 states with the most medical debt complaints

April 18, 2017

• How to conduct a successful RCM audit: 4 thoughts | 4 CFOs in the headlines | Hospital stocks sink after HCA warns of earnings miss | Mayo Clinic to develop command center for Epic EHR upgrade

April 17, 2017

• Family pays 35-year-old hospital bill by selling jewelry collection | 14 things to know about medical coding | CMS' 2018 IPPS proposed rule: 9 things to know | Researchers propose 'competition policy' to fix healthcare's cost, quality issues

April 13, 2017

• Okla. hospital, ex-COO and physicians settle false billing case | AHA urges CMS to modify uncompensated care worksheet | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Owner of medical debt collection businesses admits embezzling $555k from clients

April 12, 2017

• 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Massachusetts accuses UHS of billing fraud | Scripps goes live on Epic EHR | 11 health systems with strong finances

April 11, 2017

• 5 RCM companies with recent service expansions | MedPAC finalizes Part B payment policies | Hospital industry's highest-paid CEO made $51M+ in 2016 | 3 ways MACRA will change health systems

April 10, 2017

• Medical practice manager gets prison time for billing fraud | $1M infusion allows Calif. hospital to avoid closure - for now | Neb. hospital alters billing system to address patient concerns | 18 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

April 6, 2017

• MassHealth made $193M in improper or questionable payments, audit finds | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | Pop health speakers sought | Global healthcare RCM market projected to surpass $100B by 2024

April 5, 2017

• Collection company president accused of stealing $1.6M from NYC hospital | 11 RCM key notes | 5 latest hospital, clinic closures | Chargemaster prices barely linked to care quality, study finds

April 4, 2017

• 'Underdog' health system mocks 'bad billing' in branding campaign | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CMS finalizes rule on Medicaid DSH calculation | How hospitals can use data analytics to improve RCM performance: 4 thoughts from Change Healthcare's Marcy Tatsch

April 3, 2017

• 15 RCM companies with recent service expansions | Ariz. hospital falls into bankruptcy | Moody's maintains stable outlook on for-profit hospital sector | 100 great hospitals in America

March 30, 2017

• 8 RCM key notes | CHS hospital's profit margin is 'obscene and unconscionable,' says Key West commissioner | 7 things to know about medical coding and billing specialists | What repeal of the ACA would mean for hospital finances: 11 thoughts

March 29, 2017

• OIG tags Tenn. hospital for incorrect billing | 5 must-reads for RCM leaders | SC hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding | Inova Health's operating income plunges 92%

March 28, 2017

• How can hospitals improve collection rates? 8 thoughts | 113 hospital and health system CIOs to know | Fitch: Uncompensated care could increase next year | 5 states with the most rural hospital closures

March 27, 2017

• 9 RCM companies with recent service expansions | Med Center Health billing data theft involves 160k patients | 4 ways Sutter Health improved health information management | Man accused of stealing medical van from Scripps hospital with patients still inside

March 23, 2017

• Ex-Med Center Health employee steals patient billing data | 7 RCM key notes | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Mayo Clinic CEO: Medicare, Medicaid patients get same care as business leaders

March 22, 2017

• 15 things to know about hospital billing and patient payments | OIG: Medicare overpaid 33 hospitals due to Sutter hospital's errors | 5 health systems with strong finances | Controversial surprise billing law advances in Georgia legislature

March 21, 2017

• 5 considerations for embarking on a chargemaster review | CMS delays major bundled payment initiatives | Nashville safety-net hospital seeks $20M increase to annual subsidy | 8 ways chief data officers lead their teams

March 20, 2017

• Kindred claims WellCare delays reimbursement to boost bottom line | 4 steps to maximize reimbursement under Medicare's CJR initiative | Pathology lab files for bankruptcy after settling false billing suit | Mississippi's only academic medical center cuts 195 jobs to shore up finances

March 16, 2017

• Home health company owner charged in $15M false billing scheme | 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Jeb Bush with Prism Healthcare Partners Joins April Agenda | How Partners HealthCare's miscalculations altered Medicare payments nationwide

March 15, 2017

• OIG tags Florida hospital for incorrect billing | 5 RCM key notes | Average reimbursement rate for medium hospitals, by region | IU Health sees operating income dip 30%

March 14, 2017

• 7 states taking action on surprise medical billing | ZirMed lays off 60 | Average claim denial rate for large hospitals, by region | George W. Bush to be interviewed by Zotec Partners CEO Scott Law at Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2017

March 13, 2017

• Average reimbursement rate for large hospitals, by region | Dana-Farber at risk of losing Medicare funding | How to successfully manage and model payer contracts: 4 thoughts from ZirMed | Texas senator proposes expanding surprise billing law

March 9, 2017

• HHS: It's impossible to meet deadline to clear Medicare appeals backlog | Patient's death after scuffle with hospital security officer ruled homicide | How hospitals can steer clear of fraudulent transport billing | Palmetto Health expands use of Cerner revenue cycle platform

March 8, 2017

• CMS fines UnitedHealthcare $2.5M over improper denials, delays | 5 must-reads on RCM improvement | Banner issues another round of layoffs | Utah surprise billing legislation moves forward

March 7, 2017

• Physician imposter convicted in false billing scheme | 6 RCM key notes | Which of the 10 largest systems saw biggest revenue jump in 2016? | 5 hospital bankruptcies, closures so far this year

March 6, 2017

• 10 states with the highest rates of past-due medical debt | ACEP weighs in on out-of-network billing study | CHS to sell Alabama hospital as part of debt reduction plan | 25 executive moves

March 3, 2017

• CMS moves forward with RAC program expansion | 17 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent | Join us at Revenue Cycle 2017 | How CHS, LifePoint, UHS, Tenet and HCA fared in Q4

March 1, 2017

• Tenet's net loss balloons to $192M | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Join us at Revenue Cycle 2017 | Epic to develop 2 new EHR versions

February 27, 2017

• Univ. of Miss. Medical Center faces $35M funding cut | Texas hospital files for bankruptcy after $51.4M Aetna loss | 28 executive moves | Providers, billing companies concerned about maintaining profitability

February 24, 2017

• 5 RCM metrics hospitals should monitor to improve cash flow | Tenn. hospital to cut 100 jobs | 9 brilliant keynotes at the Becker's 8th Annual Meeting | 7 RCM key notes

February 22, 2017

• Surgeon gets life in prison for maiming patient | 6 RCM product demos, reveals at HIMSS | 3 tips to increase patient satisfaction in billing processes | 65 financial benchmarks for hospital executives

February 20, 2017

• DOJ joins lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth of overbilling Medicare | 50 things to know about athenahealth, Cerner, Epic, McKesson & Meditech | CMS delays certain CJR program changes | 24 executive moves

February 17, 2017

• 6 latest hospital credit downgrades | Nursing strikes cost Allina $149M | 10 things to know before HIMSS | Certive Solutions releases operating results, Riverside Partners acquires Medical Reimbursement of America & more - 7 RCM key notes

February 15, 2017

• Lawyer gets prison time for stealing $1.2M in patient payments | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 10 healthiest and unhealthiest US cities | 20% of inpatient ED visits may lead to surprise bills

February 13, 2017

• 10 female RCM leaders to know | State-by-state breakdown of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day | Comprehensive Health Services pays $3.8M to settle overbilling claims | 30 executive moves

February 10, 2017

• 100 things to know about Medicare reimbursement | Medical billing records found in pile of debris in New Orleans | Black Book ranks top EHR vendors | HHS: Stark Law is a barrier to innovative payment models

February 8, 2017

• OIG tags NC hospital for incorrect billing | 5 RCM key notes | TeamHealth to pay $60M to settle overbilling claims | 6 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures

February 6, 2017

• Navigating ICD-10: Tips for hospitals and coders | 23 executive moves | MD Anderson CFO: Further cost reductions possible | 18 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

February 3, 2017

• 18 statistics on revenue cycle director salary & bonus | Texas hospital files for bankruptcy | 10 things to know about Meditech | HHS withdraws 340B mega-guidance

February 1, 2017

• 25 things to know about RCM in 2017 | Epic named overall Best in KLAS for 7th consecutive year | Less than 300 spots remain for Annual Meeting | Ochsner to take over St. Bernard Parish Hospital as billing issues cause debt to mount

January 30, 2017

• 20 things to know about balance billing | Tenet, HCA and others challenge Medicaid outpatient rates in Florida | 5 actions to take after a coding audit | Highmark Health looks to streamline healthcare pricing comparison

January 27, 2017

• RCM market saw 93 transactions in 2016: 15 things to know | Physicians, patients work to end surprise billing in Georgia | Florida medical group files for bankruptcy | Accretive Health becomes R1 RCM: CEO Joe Flanagan on rebranding and the company's future

January 25, 2017

• Indiana hospital closes | 10 things to know about Epic | Ex-exec admits embezzling $846k from UPMC | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

January 23, 2017

• Penn Health System settles improper billing allegations for $845k | 6 recent RCM product launches | 300 spots remain for Annual Meeting | 21 executive moves

January 20, 2017

• RCM M&A activity increases 47% | 5 latest hospital bankruptcies | OIG tags Ohio hospital for incorrect billing | 19 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

January 18, 2017

• 4 hospitals receive credit downgrades | UVM Health Network to invest $112M in Epic EHR rollout | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CHS on track to overcome financial troubles, says CEO

January 13, 2017

• 5 health systems with strong finances | NYU Langone billing redesign linked to decline in patient complaints | 10 notes from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference | Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy

January 11, 2017

• Healthcare RCM company to close, lay off 179 employees | 113 hospital and health system CIOs to know | Hear from 300+ speakers at Becker's 8th Annual Meeting | Nashville safety-net hospital needs $16M infusion after collections fall short

January 9, 2017

• OIG tags Abbott Northwestern for incorrect billing | 20 executive moves | Cedars-Sinai sues HealthCare Partners over $6M in unpaid bills | 18 hospitals seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

January 6, 2017

• Okla. hospital to file for bankruptcy | 8 RCM keynotes | 21 hospital closures | Aetna wins $41.4M suit against Texas hospital over billing scheme

January 4, 2017

• Patient shot after opening fire in Houston hospital | 21 healthcare companies add RCM talent in 2016 | CHS sells controlling interest in home health business to drive down debt | North Philadelphia Health System files for bankruptcy

January 2, 2017

• OIG tags 2 Mississippi hospitals for incorrect billing | 58 RCM product launches in 2016 | 10 latest executive moves | Wyoming hospital offers patients 25% discount on outstanding bills

December 30, 2016

• UMass Memorial blames Epic implementation for drop in operating income | Texas hospital to file for bankruptcy | 10 most popular RCM stories of 2016 | Florida Hospital Medical Group to lay off 67 as it outsources billing

December 28, 2016

• 15 hospitals seeking RCM talent | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in 2016 | 8 key metrics to boost profitability | MACRA toolkit: 10 reads on the Medicare payment model beginning in 2017

December 26, 2016

• Baptist Health South Florida records $33.4M operating loss | 12 latest executive moves | 4 pieces of advice from hospital CFOs | New England Baptist inks bundled payment deal with GE

December 23, 2016

• 5 children's hospitals with strong finances | RAC improper payment recoveries plunge 91% | Medicare penalizes 769 hospitals for HACs | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

December 21, 2016

• CMS finalizes cardiac bundle, expands CJR | Walgreens, Rite Aid ink $950M deal to sell 865 stores | Iowa hospital files for bankruptcy | 5 questions with EqualizeRCM Services President Michael Hill

December 19, 2016

• 18 hidden costs of EHRs | Discharged patient shoots officer at Ga. hospital | 4 things to know about ER after-hours surcharges | 5 unhealthiest states in America

December 16, 2016

• 5 recent RCM product launches | DOJ recovers $2.5B from healthcare false claims cases | 11 latest hospital credit rating downgrades | MD Anderson records $102.4M operating loss

December 14, 2016

• CHS sells 2 hospitals for $45M to drive down debt | Experts share 10 tips for improving RCM | Tenet hospital's Medicare funding no longer in jeopardy | 10 hospital bankruptcies

December 12, 2016

• Pasadena to institute paramedic billing fee | Partners posts $108M operating loss | 25 executive moves | South Miami Hospital settles whistle-blower suit for $12M

December 9, 2016

• Court orders HHS to eliminate Medicare appeals backlog | UNM health system to cut 500 jobs | 6 RCM keynotes | Outsourcing of complex claims is a trend set to expand, Black Book survey finds

December 7, 2016

• Employee found dead in Florida hospital | 6 experts share healthcare RCM predictions for 2017 | 11 hospitals with strong finances | Senator calls on FTC to investigate 'surprise' medical bills

December 5, 2016

• Hospital executives, physicians indicted in massive kickback scheme | Aurora Health Care to raise rates | Okla. hospital explores bankruptcy | Hospitals struggle with collection rates as out-of-pocket costs grow

December 2, 2016

• 13 RCM product launches | Ascension CEO to meet with Trump transition team | 3 factors that could influence hospital bankruptcies in 2017 | 5 must-reads for RCM leaders

November 30, 2016

• 34 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Patient accused of attacking, kidnapping nurse in Ill. hospital | Mayo to raise Wisconsin hospital prices | NY hospital continues to fight Medicare 'clawback'

November 28, 2016

• Surprise billing legislation stalls on East Coast | Moody's: NJ hospitals face credit pressure | How to overcome 3 major hurdles to surgical bundle success | Physician claims innocence after admitting he gave chemo to healthy patients

November 25, 2016

• Cerner founder makes surprise appearance, CMS launches MACRA tool & more -- 5 RCM keynotes | UMass to pay $650k HIPAA settlement | 5 must-reads for RCM leaders | 21 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

November 23, 2016

• Healthcare RCM M&A activity expected to rise | Pence says Trump plans to repeal ACA right 'out of the gate' | Northwell releases 37-point financial rescue plan for Brooklyn hospitals | 3 questions with Loma Linda University Health VP of revenue cycle

November 21, 2016

• 3 things to know about the global medical billing market | 9 RCM keynotes | Texas hospital closes | 32 executive moves

November 18, 2016

• 8 hospitals receive credit downgrades | CHS sells 2 hospitals as part of debt-reduction effort | TransUnion Healthcare integrates patient financial clearance solution with Epic | Patients hit with surprise bills for 22% of in-network ER visits

November 16, 2016

• Virginia health system to cut 133 jobs | 7 recent RCM product launches | Lake Health blames $30M deficit on IT conversion | 5 hospitals with strong finances

November 14, 2016

• 18 executive moves | BlackBook: 79% of hospitals cut costs using end-to-end software tools | 7 CFOs in the headlines | How to thrive in the environment of changing reimbursements

November 11, 2016

• 4 ways the Trump win could affect hospital revenue cycle | 10 RCM keynotes | Fitch: ACA repeal would be credit negative for hospitals | 23 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, Meditech, Epic talent

November 9, 2016

• Washington hospital abandons EHR project due to costs | Kindred to close Texas hospital | An 8-item checklist for choosing the right RCM partner | MD viewpoint: Hospitals' quest for profits fuels high

November 7, 2016

• Illinois healthcare RCM company to close | 25 executive moves | CMS makes offer to clear Medicare appeals backlog | How 10 hospitals upgraded their total joint replacement programs and saved $300k+

November 4, 2016

• CHS to sell 17 hospitals to drive down debt | 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders | 8 changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2017 | 5 RCM benchmarks for ASCs to know and improve upon

November 2, 2016

• CMS releases final site-neutral payment rule: 11 key points | Mother gets $7k delivery room bill after giving birth in parking lot | CMS awards new Medicare RAC contracts | Canadian system offered $260 daily to physicians sticking with EHR

October 31, 2016

• 26 executive moves | LifePoint gets revenue boost from acquisitions | 8 vendor contracts, go-lives | 15 under 15: How these kids are changing IT

October 28, 2016

• Former MetroHealth COO indicted for fraud, accepting bribes | 6 RCM keynotes | 23 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, MEDITECH, Epic talent | Do patients choose lower-priced facilities after checking procedure prices?

October 26, 2016

• Ex-nurse charged with murder of 8 nursing home patients in Canada | Why these 4 health systems abandoned traditional budgeting | 25 things to know about healthcare costs | 3 highlights from Cleveland Clinic's innovation summit

October 24, 2016

• 22 executive moves | Calif. hospital owner files for bankruptcy | How Cook County Health and Hospitals navigates RCM | 2 CFOs share key factors affecting 2017 hospital budgets

October 21, 2016

• Full-page ad bashes CHS-owned hospital over billing, quality | 5 hospitals with strong finances | 11 RCM keynotes | Andy Slavitt: 5 steps to address rural hospitals' RCM challenges

October 19, 2016

• Experts share 3 tips for improving RCM | Ex-health clinic CEO sentenced to 18 years in fraud case | 5 findings from nationwide ICD-10 coding contest | Physician group sues California over balance billing law

October 17, 2016

• 20 executive moves | 3 skills a great RCM leader needs | CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know | RCM tip of the day

October 14, 2016

• NYC physician charged with manslaughter in patient's death | 7 RCM keynotes | 18 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, MEDITECH, Epic talent | Sizing up your RCM software purchase: 6 areas to review

October 10, 2016

• 23 executive moves | Texas hospital explores bankruptcy | Physicians' opinions of EHR vendors: 13 findings | UPMC: Physician payment method is 'legal, common'

October 12, 2016

• Shareholder sues Tenet after $514M kickback deal | 6 recent RCM product launches | Sutter to cut 154 jobs | Government fires back in billing fraud case against Prime

October 10, 2016

• 23 executive moves | Texas hospital explores bankruptcy | Physicians' opinions of EHR vendors: 13 findings | UPMC: Physician payment method is 'legal, common'

October 7, 2016

• Hospital ordered to unveil payer rates in patient suit | Chinese billionaire claims no interest in controlling CHS | Tenet Healthcare drops Humana | Deputy shoots inmate in Ben Taub who held med student hostage

October 5, 2016

• Geisinger refunds patients $400k | Hospital bill's $39 charge to hold newborn goes viral | Tenet to pay $514M to settle kickback claims involving expectant mothers | CHS spin-off sells hospital

October 3, 2016

• 22 executive moves | CMS to resume Medicare appeals settlements | 3 questions CFOs should ask their RCM partners | Miami Children's Health System taps Cerner for RCM services

September 30, 2016

• 9 hospital bankruptcies | Demand for RCM outsourcing on the rise | Does bad press for prices get hospitals to lower rates? | 21 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, MEDITECH, Epic talent

September 28, 2016

• 4 ways to recruit, retain skilled RCM staff | Parkland to lay off 108 | Calif. governor signs balance billing legislation | RCM tip of the day

September 26, 2016

• 85% of healthcare organizations looking to replace RCM systems | Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy | 16 executive moves | Clinton, Trump offer healthcare plans with opposite outcomes

September 23, 2016

• Black Book ranks top 25 RCM outsourcing, technology and software vendors | OIG tags NC hospital for incorrect billing | 8 RCM keynotes | 5 hospitals with strong finances

September 21, 2016

• Calif. SNF, executives to pay $30M over improper billing | Federal court refuses to delay Medicare appeals backlog case | RCM tip of the day | Down the rabbit hole at Epic: 9 key points from the Users Group Meeting

September 19, 2016

• KentuckyOne Health lays off 3 top executives | 7 RCM product launches | 4 best practices for managing patient billing complaints | BCBS of NC to pay $3.6M for billing, enrollment problems

September 16, 2016

• Medicare audits up 936% | 18 executive moves | Senior finance executives name their top 10 RCM initiatives | 7 hospitals receive credit downgrades

September 14, 2016

• 5 latest layoffs | Tenet's Conifer contracted for RCM at 11 WellStar hospitals | 4 questions with Dignity Health SVP of finance, revenue cycle | 20 financial benchmarks for hospital executives

September 12, 2016

• 33 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Humana accused of overbilling for HIV drugs | 6 great quotes from revenue cycle leaders | 18 executive moves

September 9, 2016

• HealthTrust taps iMedX, Zotec adds orthopedic client & more - 6 RCM keynotes | AHA urges CMS to delay site-neutral payment policy | Jonathan Bush: We're using old technology to measure how bad new technology is | RCM tip of the day

September 7, 2016

• 25 executive moves | Lee Memorial sues Florida Blue over ER payments | 9 health IT executives on what it takes to be a Most Wired hospital | The clinician's role in RCM: 3 questions with McKesson's Dan Mowery

September 2, 2016

• 7 hospital layoffs | Fla. pain clinic settles billing fraud allegations | 5 must-reads on bundled payments | 21 hospitals, health systems seeking Cerner, MEDITECH, Epic talent

August 31, 2016

• Layoffs expected as Texas hospital transfers billing services | Calif. balance billing law draws legal fire | Wake Forest Baptist sees operating gains on RCM performance | Health systems invest in revenue cycle companies to simplify billing, improve collections

August 29, 2016

• 31 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Physicians rate top EHRs | 21 health systems with strong finances | Top 5 spots for medical tourism

August 26, 2016

• 8 RCM keynotes | ClearBalance CEO talks change in RCM | 8 of the most memorable quotes about hospital prices | Orlando hospitals won't bill victims of Pulse nightclub shooting

August 24, 2016

• CMS paid these hospitals nearly $1.5B to clear appeals backlog | Pioneer's bankruptcy could force McKesson to nix contract | Clinton vs. Trump: 16 quotes on healthcare | OIG: Texas received $95.3M in Medicaid overpayments

August 22, 2016

• 10 things keeping health system CEOs up at night | 5 tips for improving RCM | 34 executive moves | 10 costliest Medicare Part D drugs

August 19, 2016

• Man charged with murder in fatal double-shooting at Fla. hospital | 5 signs you should update your RCM solution | 14 RCM keynotes | Unpacking the costs of patient misidentification on a hospital's bottom line

August 17, 2016

• 7 common RCM customer service mistakes | Police shoot, kill man who had just been released from Va. Hospital | Kennedy Health names new VP of revenue cycle | Former Sacred Heart physician gets 2 years for role in kickback scheme

August 15, 2016

• 32 health IT & revenue cycle wiz kids | How to solve 5 common medical practice RCM problems | OIG tags NewYork-Presbyterian for incorrect billing | 8 RCM keynotes

August 12, 2016

• Man removes patient at gunpoint from Pa. hospital | 4 questions with Sparrow's new VP of revenue cycle | 51 hospitals, health systems with interest-free loan programs | 12 executive moves

August 10, 2016

• 32 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Pa. hospital to pay $325k to settle improper billing allegations | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q2 | Method to the madness of RCM improvement: 4 questions with Plumas District Hospital CFO Caleb Johnson

August 8, 2016

• 6 RCM keynotes | Indiana woman held by Cancún hospital for $53k bill | Best practices for preventing claims denials, optimizing revenue | Advocate to pay largest HIPAA settlement to date

August 5, 2016

• 5 key metrics to determine the health of a hospital billing department | Ex-hospital CFO claims he was fired for reporting corrupt chairman of the board | 5 health systems with strong finances | 8 recent RCM hires

August 3, 2016

• NY surgeon faces 40 years in prison for Medicare billing scheme | 10 recent RCM company product launches | Beating the patient-pay problem with 3 point-of-service collection strategies | CMS' final IPPS rule for 2017: 9 points to know

August 1, 2016

• CMS limits look-back period for two-midnight reviews | 8 RCM keynotes | 55% of healthcare organizations lack a data analytics solution to improve revenue cycle | 17 executive moves

July 29, 2016

• 43 states earn 'F' grade for healthcare price transparency | UPMC to pay $2.5M to settle overbilling allegations | KPMG: 5 ways executives should prepare for pricing transparency | OIG tags Louisiana hospital for incorrect billing

July 27, 2016

• Physician will pay $8M for giving healthy patients chemo | 4 ways hospitals can reduce claim denials | Medicare's top 20 costliest drugs | 7 hospital bankruptcies

July 25, 2016

• 28 hospitals seeking RCM talent | DOJ charges 3 in $1B Medicare fraud bust | 17 executive moves | Athenahealth ends Q2 with $1.9M net loss

July 22, 2016

• 3 biggest revenue cycle mistakes | Senator asks CMS to delay ending Medicare payments for Missouri hospital | 10 RCM keynotes | PeaceHealth rolls out patient financial assistance program

July 20, 2016

• Cerner adds new revenue cycle leadership | Payers claim Houston hospitals lower patient rates by increasing insurers' bills | 4 hospitals receive credit downgrades | Memorial Healthcare System CAO shares process behind patient finance initiative

July 18, 2016

• Gunman kills 2 at Parrish Medical Center | How to develop an effective compensation plan for hospitals | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno and President George W. Bush to speak at Becker Meetings Next Year | Vision Holdings Group, CareCredit expand patient financing partnership

July 15, 2016

• 15 RCM leaders to know | AHIMA identifies 5 recurrent ICD-10 coding mistakes | OIG tags University of Tennessee Medical Center for incorrect billing | 12 RCM keynotes

July 13, 2016

• 7 healthcare leaders share advice for improving revenue cycle performance | Kaiser accuses ex-employee of embezzling $7M | Froedtert, Ascension nix deductibles for low-income patients | 10 costliest medical conditions

July 11, 2016

• Ex-hospital CFO heads to jail for grand theft | Most Wired hospitals of 2016 | 29 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 16 executive moves

July 8, 2016

• OPPS proposed rule: 12 things to know | 4 RCM keynotes | Oregon Health Authority report lifts veil on hospitals' reimbursement rates | Nonprofit to buy, relieve soldiers' medical debt

July 6, 2016

• Physician dies following attack by patient at Dallas hospital | 19 executive moves | A snapshot of the US hospital denial management market | Are rising deductibles driving a political shift in healthcare?

July 1, 2016

• Ohio hospital files for bankruptcy | Top 8 takeaways from HFMA's National Institute | 9 RCM keynotes | HHS wants to cut Medicare appeals backlog: 5 things to know

June 29, 2016

• Patient shot by off-duty officer sues Houston hospital | McKesson, Change Healthcare create new tech company | 4 tips to avoid lost revenue this summer | Privately insured see 37% increase in out-of-pocket costs for hospital visits

June 27, 2016

• 16 executive moves | HFMA recognizes 150 organizations for patient financial communications | 5 factors that affect hospital profitability | California hospital to pay $1M settlement for patient dumping

June 24, 2016

• 301 charged in $900M false-billing crackdown | 7 things to know before HFMA's 2016 National Institute | 6 RCM keynotes | Health systems claim Mississippi's Medicaid reimbursement formula is flawed

June 22, 2016

• Fort Worth hospital to close | 21 hospitals, health systems seeking RCM talent | OIG: Provider-based facilities vulnerable to improper medical billing | HFMA recognizes 14 hospitals, health systems for revenue cycle performance

June 20, 2016

• 5 RCM keynotes | Ex-health clinic CEO guilty of 98 counts in $14M fraud suit | Remedy Labs targets erroneous medical charges | Bain Capital to buy majority stake in Navicure: 7 things to know

June 17, 2016

• Healthcare CEO gets 10 years for fraud that led to 2 patient deaths | Texas Medical Association unveils balance billing strategy | 15 largest health systems in the U.S. | 14 hospitals receive credit downgrades

June 15, 2016

• 5 health systems with strong finances | MedData to acquire RCM company for $400M | 20 most costly inpatient conditions | Coding productivity falls slightly following ICD-10 implementation

June 13, 2016

• 5 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures | 47% of Americans would struggle to pay unexpected $400 bill | 81-year-old former pediatrician pleads guilty to fraud | Patients want copies of medical records? Here are the services providers can legally charge for

June 10, 2016

• 11 RCM keynotes | Employee found dead in Bronx hospital | GAO recommends HHS take action to reduce Medicare appeals | MetroHealth rolls out option for primary care for retainer fee

June 8, 2016

• LA hospital files for bankruptcy | John Oliver forgives $15M in medical debt | CFO of Louisiana healthcare company gets prison time for fraud | This nonprofit aims to eliminate $1B in medical debt for the nation's poorest

June 6, 2016

• 20 hospitals, health systems seeking revenue cycle talent | Hospitals have 60% overturn rate when appealing RAC claims | Florida hospital's future uncertain as owner struggles to keep utilities on | 4 things to know about New Jersey's hospital billing debate

June 3, 2016

• Investigation into Cooper Health CEO's death linked to criminal case | 7 RCM keynotes | Cigna ordered to pay $13M to physician-owned hospital | Black Book ranks Kareo leading billing software and service vendor

June 1, 2016

• Former healthcare CFO charged with bribery, fraud | 6 ways to streamline RCM processes | Erlanger prepares for tighter budget in midst of Epic implementation | HealthExpense, Sutherland Healthcare Solutions partner for payment innovation

May 27, 2016

• 9 RCM keynotes | Mosaic Life Care forgives $16.9M in patient debt | Accretive Health CEO steps down | Texas hospital closes

May 25, 2016

• SD hospital set to lose Medicare funding | 9 health systems with strong finances | OIG tags hospitals in Alabama, Kansas for incorrect billing | 8 hospitals' finances hurt by EHR costs

May 23, 2016

• 6 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures | Whistle-blower claims 33 hospitals submitted $1B in fictitious costs | 21 statistics on high-deductible health plans | How to maximize orthopedic bundled payments

May 20, 2016

• Medical device maker to pay up to $7.8M for selling dirty needles | 10 RCM keynotes | Oregon hospitals pledge to give patients price estimates in 3 days | 5 thoughts on the future patient financial experience

May 18, 2016

• Wyoming hospital files for bankruptcy | OIG tags Louisiana hospital for incorrect billing | 6 hospitals receive credit downgrades | Wisconsin company wins NIH grant to study RCM strategies

May 16, 2016

• Hidden camera found in Houston hospital bathroom | 112 companies offering healthcare RCM services | Scripps' finances steady despite costly Epic EHR, RCM system rollout | 150 hospital benchmarks

May 13, 2016

• Accretive Q1 revenue hits $352.2M | 10 hospitals, health systems with high-performing revenue cycles | 30 things to know about balance billing | California oncologist pays $300k to settle improper billing allegations

May 11, 2016

• Best practices to improve your revenue cycle now: 3 experts weigh in | 100 great hospitals in America | How 3 hospitals developed patient loan programs | Python falls from ceiling at Tacoma hospital

May 9, 2016

• 15 hospitals, health systems seeking RCM talent | Naval hospital billing backlog leads to payment delays | 17 executive moves | 4 things innovative systems do to excel in bundled payments

May 6, 2016

• 5 health systems with strong finances | CMS approves billing code for hospitalists | Urgent care physician faces multiple felonies for improper billing | 7 RCM keynotes

May 4, 2016

• OIG tags La. hospital for incorrect billing | How Geisinger's 'crazy' idea of refunds turned into a smart business strategy | Florida Hospital improves revenue capture by $72.5M | 10 hospitals that make the most profit on patient care

May 2, 2016

• Partners' math errors could cause 2,000 layoffs statewide | 5 RCM keynotes | How to keep medical bills error free: 3 providers weigh in | 13 executive moves

April 27, 2016

• Baystate asks for $10M to save 200 jobs | Advocate Health Care sues to keep reimbursement rates secret | Inbox Health acquires billing transparency business | Debt collector files more than 1,000 lawsuits against SSM Health patients

April 25, 2016

• 9 RCM keynotes | 23 executive moves | News outlets tackle healthcare price transparency in Florida | Calling all revenue cycle managers, customer needs assistance up front

April 22, 2016

• Bon Secours, oncologist to pay $400k over improper billing | Virginia hospital loses Medicare funding | Medical billing and coding job growth expected to jump by 15% | North American RCM market to be worth $40B by 2021: 5 takeaways

April 20, 2016

• OIG tags Missouri hospital for incorrect billing | 6 tips to enhance billing and collections | A state-by-state breakdown of 71 rural hospital closures | CMS offers 2-year extension for bundled payment program

April 18, 2016

• Lawyer embezzles $1.2M from St. Luke's | Boston Medical Center to pay $1.1M over billing errors | Geisinger gives $80k in patient refunds | 5 CFOs in the headlines

April 15, 2016

• Tift Regional Health System taps Cerner for RCM, Intermedix announces leadership change & more - 6 RCM company key notes | 6 things to know about medical coding, billing specialists | 11 latest hospital, health system CEO moves

April 13, 2016

• Which physicians generate the most revenue for hospitals? | Oregon medical billing company faces federal probe | 6 health systems with strong finances | CMS' new primary care model: 13 things to know

April 11, 2016

• OIG tags SLU Hospital for incorrect billing | South Dakota hospital set to lose Medicare status | 24 executive moves | 5 CFOs in the headlines

April 8, 2016

• UHS to implement Cerner's Millennium Revenue Cycle, e-MDs completes McKesson software assets acquisition & more - 7 RCM company key notes | Banner Health operating income plummets 51.2% | 16 latest hospital, health system CEO moves

April 6, 2016

• Alexian Brothers Health System accused of billing fraud | 20 hospitals, health systems seeking RCM talent | Audit: NC providers received $835M in Medicaid overpayments | CMS finalizes 2017 Medicare Advantage rates: 8 things to know

April 4, 2016

• Southcoast cuts 95 more jobs after $100M Epic installation | 5 RCM key notes | 21 states overbill Medicare above the national average | Illinois hospital sues debt collection agency: 5 things to know

April 1, 2016

• Denver Health CEO resigns amid major health system initiatives, physician exodus | Vendor selection, decision-makers & more: 7 trends in RCM | Nevada Regional Medical Center CFO attributes financial turnaround to improved collections

March 30, 2016

• Patient dies after falling from window at Maine hospital | How Obama's 2017 budget takes on surprise medical billing | Cedars-Sinai to pay nearly $873k over physician billing error | CCJR model takes effect this week: 13 things for healthcare leaders to know

March 28, 2016

• Physician shot and killed by patient at La. hospital | 6 hospitals with strong finances | Technavio names top 6 healthcare RCM outsourcing vendors | 4 things to know about Codebusters' new medical coding solution

March 25, 2016

• Medical Billing Transcription makes promotional bid for McKesson customers, Thomas Health System partners with Parallon & more: 9 RCM company key notes | Roughly 1,900 new ICD-10 diagnosis codes released | 50 hospitals with the most ER visits

March 23, 2016

• CMS gets more time to justify two-midnight rule's inpatient pay cut | 4 tips to reduce billing errors | Should private payers reimburse for virtual visits? |18 RCM & Health IT companies make Best Places to Work in Healthcare list

March 21, 2016

• Kansas hospital set to lose Medicare status | 7 thoughts on private equity in RCM | OIG tags Billings Clinic Hospital for incorrect billing | Tennessee hospital to close

March 18, 2016

• Presence CEO says poor collections to blame for $186M operating loss | 20 hospitals, health systems seeking RCM talent | MedPAC issues March report to Congress: 8 Medicare issues | Accretive Health, Access Healthcare & more: 6 RCM company key notes

March 16, 2016

• More than 5,000 new ICD-10 codes to be added | 5 hospital credit downgrades | Study: Satisfied patients more likely to pay medical bills in full | 3 employees fired after death of woman forced out of hospital

March 14, 2016

• OIG tags Missouri hospital for incorrect billing | RCM tip of the day | Ex-CFO sues hospital board over CEO's threats | Experian Health price transparency tool to join athenahealth marketplace

March 11, 2016

• Prism announces leadership changes, Zotec inks new contract & more: 7 RCM company updates | Emory hospital reports massive drug theft scheme | 5 hospitals, health systems & physician practices implementing new RCM solutions

March 9, 2016

• Ex-CEO's alleged $1M fraud thickens trouble at Fla. hospital | 10 things to know about healthcare collections | Looking back on SourceMed's big year | RCM tip of the day

March 7, 2016

• Connecticut gov. suspends $140M in hospital payments | 8 questions with Epic CEO Judy Faulkner | Louisiana hospital gives up charitable status | Colorado startup focuses on healthcare price transparency

March 4, 2016

• Calif. hospital to close | Should struggling hospitals put off the RCM investment? | Hospitals have 65% overturn rate when appealing RAC claims | HIMSS cost accounting survey: Provider preparedness for value varies by region

March 2, 2016

• HIMSS roundup: 8 RCM vendors debuting new products | 3 ways hospitals can increase profitability | How health insurer mega-mergers may affect provider reimbursements | Deloitte wins KLAS for revenue cycle transformation success

February 29, 2016

• Zotec, McKesson & more - 7 RCM company key notes | Warren Buffett: 7 things to avoid in management | 5 more thoughts on balance billing from the President of ACEP

February 25, 2016

• Hospital board chairman charged with stalking, burglary | ACEP President responds to '20 things to know about balance billing' | Can we ever move toward patient friendly medical billing? | Healthcare price transparency across the US: How hospitals in 6 cities fared

February 23, 2016

• Healthcare CEO faces life in prison for fraud | 20 hospitals seeking revenue cycle talent | Best practices for consolidating RCM during hospital mergers | 8 RCM company key notes

February 18, 2016

• 20 things to know about balance billing | Accretive Health, Ascension finalize 10-year partnership | 5 places consumers are looking for healthcare prices | Teen poses as physician again, this time at his own fake medical office

February 16, 2016

• From moose season to flu season, the best and worst time for RCM | 5 hospitals with strong finances | 4 RCM company key notes | Bundled payment approach pays off for Ohio hospitals

February 11, 2016

• OIG tags shuttered Louisiana hospital for incorrect billing | RCM leader to know | LaSalle Network helps recruit a new kind of revenue cycle leader | Becker's Healthcare donates nearly $33k to Lurie Children's Hospital

February 9, 2016

• 101 companies offering healthcare RCM services | 7 things to know about the latest Medicare telehealth reimbursement bill | 5 RCM company keynotes | Offshore coding: The remedy for healthcare's ICD-10 hangover

February 4, 2016

• Plan proposed to pay NY's big systems $2.5B to bail out Brooklyn hospitals | RCM tip of the day | Feds to review hospital pricing notifications | Hospital consulting expert weighs in on value-based revenue cycles

February 2, 2016

• Calif. hospital accused of violating federal debt collection law | 6 RCM company key notes | 40 hospitals with innovation centers | A novel approach to financing medical bills: Crowdfunding

January 28, 2016

• Pamplona Capital completes $2.7B acquisition of MedAssets | 5 findings on payment data security | Ga. hospital faces closure, CEO blamed | Behind the scenes of 10 startups working to change healthcare

January 26, 2016

• Broward Health CEO dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound | Ochsner Health offers unique revenue cycle fellowship program | 5 revenue cycle company updates | 10 recent hospital bankruptcies, closures

January 21, 2016

• Revenue cycle M&A huge in 2015: 7 things to know | 66% of hospitals to focus on better RCM in 2016 | SC hospital closes down | 5 leadership 'money skills' that drive revenue, profit

January 19, 2016

• 40 things to know about healthcare costs | National ACO signs drchrono for billing contract | 30 disruptive healthcare companies to watch | MedPAC approves 340B payment proposal

January 14, 2016

• Ex-hospital CFO to stand trial on grand theft charge | 5 things to know about surprise medical bills | Why hospitals need to invest in their billing tech | 5 latest RCM company updates

January 12, 2016

• 7 thoughts on the future of integrated RCM systems | Advocate Health Care to run 56 Chicago Walgreens clinics | 10 thoughts on improving hospital collections | Zotec Partners becomes Becker's Healthcare Platinum Sponsor

January 7, 2016

• MedStar Washington patient death ruled homicide | 10 things to know about high deductible health plans | What's driving RCM employment opportunities? | Missouri hospital to close this month

January 5, 2016

• Medicare patients pay far more for outpatient care at critical access hospitals: 7 things to know | Hospital CFO charged with vandalizing CEO's house in Oregon | 10 most-read RCM tips of 2015 | Federal court finds fault with Medi-Cal out-of-state reimbursement

December 31, 2015

• Philadelphia hospital to close, up to 675 may be laid off | CMS to expand RAC program to Medicare Advantage | How will the durable medical equipment prior authorization rule affect revenue cycles? | 3 costly healthcare megatrends to watch in 2016

December 29, 2015

• NY hospital to close this week | 6 great quotes from revenue cycle leaders in 2015 | Data breaches in 2016: What can we expect? | 85 companies that provide revenue cycle services

December 24, 2015

• 25 things to know about RCM | Ohio hospital to close after 11 months of debate | 5 must-reads for CFOs | Woman dies after being forcibly removed from Florida hospital

December 22, 2015

• 4 RCM company key notes | Hospital CFO charged with vandalizing CEO's house | 5 steps to manage revenue cycle during EHR migrations | 20 latest executive moves

December 17, 2015

• RCM tip of the day: Cracking the code on denials | 7 insights on outsourced coding trends | Allscripts unveils patient self-pay capabilities | IT outsourcing an attractive option in competitive hiring market

December 15, 2015

• RCM market expected to soar past $30B | 6 RCM company key notes | Geisinger CEO: money-back guarantee about more than refunds | How to improve revenue cycle with data analysis and transparency

December 10, 2015

• Ascension, Accretive partner for 10 years: 3 things to know | 3 trends in revenue cycle automation | McKesson's top 5 RCM trends for health system pharmacies | Why the CFO should care about health IT as much as the CIO

December 8, 2015

• 3 ways to optimize RCM | A post ICD-10 world: Partners HealthCare & MedAssets on the transition | 6 RCM company key notes | How Mississippi Baptist boosted revenue through RCM reform

December 3, 2015

• Carondelet unhappy with BCBS of Ariz. payments | McKesson debuts pay-for-performance pricing tool | Florida Health Care Association names Thomas Parker reimbursements director | RCM tip of the day: Performance tripwires prevent revenue leakage

December 1, 2015

• Hospital CFOs weigh in on RCM outsourcing: 10 statistics | 8 hospital CFOs in the headlines | ICD-10 check in: 4 insights into industry progress | RCM services go high-tech, get outsourced more often: 7 trends to know from Black Book survey

November 19, 2015

• Prism Healthcare Partners, Principle Valuation to merge: 10 things to know | Mayo's Q3 operating margin falls 4.8% | CMS to terminate Houston's Medicare contract | 17 winners & losers under the ACA + 10 more thoughts and observations

November 12, 2015

• RCM's biggest challenge: A rising patient cost burden | Geisinger to refund unsatisfied patients | Are California hospitals wasting $10B each year? | 5 CFOs in the headlines

November 5, 2015

• Pamplona Capital to acquire MedAssets in $2.7B deal: 10 things to know | Dallas hospital closes after failing to make payroll | CFOs must embrace technology to thrive | CMS to reduce RAC review of Medicare claims

October 29, 2015

• Hospitals face payment cuts at off-campus outpatient sites under budget deal: 10 things to know | Blue Cross and Blue Shield announces new value-based network: 5 things to know | 1,800 hospitals see payment bump under value-based purchasing: 10 things to know

October 22, 2015

• BlacBlack Book Rankings names top RCM companies & more: 8 RCM company updates | Dr Emad Rizk, CEO of Accretive Health, added to key panel at CEO Roundtable | 5 CFOs in the headlines | RelayHealth processes $25B in ICD-10 claims: 3 insights

October 15, 2015

• Black Book Rankings: 35 top RCM vendors | ICD-10 still offers myriad challenges: More turn to outsourced services | Cerner, MedAssets & more: 4 RCM company updates | 5 healthcare CFOs in the news

October 8, 2015

• Back from the brink: One Calif. hospital's turnaround | 6 CFO moves | Dr. Zeke Emanuel: Repealing Cadillac tax would be a mistake | NY hospital faces closure after buyer backs out

October 1, 2015

• Are community hospitals ready for the new world of RCM? | ICD-10 & RCM: 5 tips | The 4 admin pitfalls that drain hospital revenue | Bernie Sanders introduces bill to repeal 'Cadillac tax'

September 24, 2015

• Judge orders HHS to provide further justification for two-midnight rule's inpatient pay cut | Emdeon rebranding to cost $126M, Leidos names new president of health business & more: 5 RCM company updates | Adventist Health to pay $118.7M to settle improper physician compensation claims

September 17, 2015

• 10 hospital bankruptcies so far in 2015 | Call for speakers: Revenue cycle management | 21 financial benchmarks for hospital executives | Emdeon, MedAssets & more: 5 RCM company updates

September 10, 2015

• Deconstructing the enigmatic hospital chargemaster | A new strategy for combating denials: Machine intelligence | Adreima, Leidos, Recondo & more: 9 RCM company key notes

September 3, 2015

• Recondo, Epic partner to focus on price transparency & collections | OIG: Moses H. Cone received $1.83M in Medicare overpayments | 10 must-reads for health system CFOs, finance executives | RCM tip of the day: Never neglect front-line documentation

August 27, 2015

• 10 tips from RCM experts | Cardon Outreach merges with Diversified Healthcare Resources | Former board members say Erlanger illegally fired 4 top administrators | ICD-10 aftershocks: 5 ways for CEOs to prepare

August 20, 2015

• Mastering the healthcare revenue cycle: 6 expert insights | 10 RCM tips | Erlanger fires 4 top administrators over 'unacceptable fiscal management' | Come hear keynote speaker & orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Murrey, a brilliant and fascinating healthcare leader, at Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting - Early reg. discounts end in 10 days

August 13, 2015

• NJ hospital files for bankruptcy, blames state | 40 financial benchmarks for hospital executives | How one health system cut 5 days in A/R | 2 CEOs who are shaking up healthcare

August 6, 2015

• Leidos, Cerner win DOD contract & more: 5 RCM company key notes | 117 Medicare statistics | CMS' final IPPS rule for 2016: 10 things to know | RCM tip of the day: Add financial services to marketing strategy

July 30, 2015

• 3 key thoughts on improving RCM in 2015 | 8 hospital bankruptcies, closures & service cuts | Nebraska hospital loses Medicare funding, plans to stay open

July 23, 2015

• 10 largest for-profit health systems | Medfusion, MedAssets & more: 5 RCM company updates | RCM tip of the day: Don't forget about the front-end

July 16, 2015

• CFOs taking on IT roles: Is this trend headed for healthcare? | Novant Health to lay off up to 400 | How can analytics help organizations manage revenue cycle profitability? | RCM tip of the day: Embrace benchmarking

July 9, 2015

• 100 things to know about Medicare & Medicaid: 2015 update | RCM tip of the day: Using analytics to improve revenue cycle | Emdeon to acquire Altegra Health for $910M: 5 things to know

July 2, 2015

• 50 stats, benchmarks for CFOs | More than half of providers lack new reimbursement tools | 25 things to know about site-neutral payments | 40+ CIOs, IT leaders to speak at July conf.

June 25, 2015

• CFOs: Are you helping create the ideal patient experience? | 100 great community hospitals | CMS unable to verify $2.8B in payments to insurers | 10 things to know about HFMA's 2015 conference

June 18, 2015

• IT costs top worry for financial executives | Study lists 50 hospitals with biggest markups: 10 things to know | Keeping the revenue cycle in good health | Is value-based care nothing but FFS in disguise

June 11, 2015

• Is RCM co-sourcing the new outsourcing? | 50 things to now about healthcare costs | Conifer to add 660 employees to corporate headquarters

June 4, 2015

• Inefficient billing: 30% of healthcare payment's $5 trillion price tag wasted | HIMSS RCM Improvement Task Force: 5 focus areas for 2016 | 20 pieces of advice from CFOs | Conifer, Optum360 & more: 8 RCM company updates

May 28, 2015

• CFOs hoping to skirt Cadillac Tax | North Shore-LIJ partners with Optum360 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital wins RCM award | Leidos, Decision Resources Group & more: 8 RCM company key notes

May 21, 2015

• Which payment disruption factors will have the highest impact? | Emdeon, McKesson & more: 6 RCM company updates | 5 top revenue generation strategies for CFOs | Decision Resources Group acquires Healthcare Business Insights

May 14, 2015

• CFO roundtable: Transitioning to value-based pay & more | 3 CFOs on price transparency, capital expenditures & scenario planning | Conifer, McKesson & more: 5 updates on RCM companies | King's Daughters partners with Cardon Outreach for self-pay RCM services

May 7, 2015

• How hospital RCM can mirror that of Starbucks | Tenet, Conifer revenues rise | Solutions for uncompensated care | 10 ICD-10 Qs to ask your EHR vendor | What does the perfect hospital bill look like?

April 30, 2015

• Convergent, The SSI Group & more: 5 key updates | Nicklaus Children's selects Cerner's RCM solutions | How the aging population affects hospital finances: 5 things to know | The key to shortening your hospital's revenue cycle