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January 31, 2023

Ascension to close 11 clinics | HCA hospitals make 10 exec changes | PHE to end May 11 | CMS updates Medicare cost report for hospitals | Why CEOs are taking pay cuts

January 30, 2023

States eying prior auth reforms | OU Health to cut 100 jobs | The ins and outs of Optum partnerships | Ill. hospital closes | Hospitals suffer worst financial year since the pandemic

January 26, 2023

Ascension Texas makes job cuts | 6 systems transferring staff to RCM cos. | Tenet hospital CEO, CNO out after months | Health systems in 10 years: 20 predictions | 25 most profitable 1-star hospitals

January 25, 2023

What hospitals can expect from labor costs in 2023 | 5 health systems choosing Ensemble | Cleveland Clinic bills for less than 1% of weekly MyChart messages | Calif. system cuts 94 jobs | 15 best, worst states for retirement

January 24, 2023

Sloan Kettering lays off 337 | 20 systems that spend most on contract labor | 8 healthcare finance trends for 2023 | Tufts to eliminate 240 positions | Meet R1 RCM's new-look leadership team

January 23, 2023

Adena sending 340 RCM employees to Ensemble | Calif. hospital CEO, CFO resign | Lawmaker goes after UPMC | Ill. hospital temporarily closing | More questions than answers on noncompetes

January 19, 2023

Conifer CEO to retire, new CFO and COO named | 13 billing fraud cases | Marshfield's Cerner install led to rev cycle issues | Top 10 rural hospitals by margin | Michael Dowling: The unthinkable priority now facing hospitals

January 18, 2023

14 hospitals cutting jobs | New CPT codes added | 9 systems outsourcing RCM | Cleveland Clinic expects $200M loss | Americans delaying medical care over cost hits a high

January 17, 2023

50 best hospitals, per Healthgrades | 5 systems spending millions on EHR installs | Jefferson to trim exec jobs | Pipeline Health to exit bankruptcy | 10 systems with strong finances

January 12, 2023

January 11, 2023

Las Vegas hospital to lay off 970 | 56 best healthcare jobs | Optum inks another rev cycle partnership | 7 RCM company exec moves | 10 rural CFOs to know

January 10, 2023

January 09, 2023

21 systems with smallest CEO:worker pay gaps | R1 taps 2 execs | HCA hospital execs abruptly resign | Optum taking on Maine system's RCM | 32 executive moves

January 05, 2023

100 hospitals with worst margins | 5 hospital service cuts | Top 'No Surprises' disputes by CPT code | Michael Dowling: Healthcare leaders' great return to normalcy | 5 ways providers reduced denials

January 04, 2023

220 hospitals at immediate risk of closure | Hospital margins see 11th-hour improvement | Allscripts rebrands | 10 parties initiating 75% of out-of-network disputes | NY systems fires CEO

January 03, 2023

52 hospital layoffs | 5 RCM exec moves | Meet the hospital auditor turned CEO | Vendor ordered to return EHR data to CommonSpirit | Ind. hospital shutters ER after appeal

December 29, 2022

30 health systems with strong finances | 5 big-ticket questions for hospitals | Calif. hospital closing sooner than planned | 631 hospitals at risk of closure | The year the workplace grew quiet

December 28, 2022

17 systems outsourcing RCM | 3 letters will make or break health system growth | Cap CEO pay at $800,000, physician says | 25 rural hospital closures | Hospitals suffer winter storm setbacks

December 27, 2022

13 hospitals cutting jobs | Calif. hospital to close | 5 rev cycle leaders' 2023 priorities | Ind. hospital ordered to keep ER open | 6 hospitals choosing Oracle Cerner

December 26, 2022

December 22, 2022

December 21, 2022

Who owns this hospital? HHS aims to answer | 5 systems seeking rev cycle VPs | Many hospitals take legal action over debt | How Mich. prior auth reform push succeeded | 97 CEO exits

December 20, 2022

5 medical bill that made headlines | $1.7 trillion omnibus bill: 8 healthcare takeaways | HHS floats new rule on attachments for prior auths | Calif. hospital preps for layoffs | Mistrial declared in $158M fraud case

December 19, 2022

6 systems hit with credit downgrades | 19 healthcare orgs. outsourcing RCM | Providence hires treasurer to assist 'recovery journey' | Ky. hospital to lay off 112 | Memorial Hermann invests in Cedar

December 15, 2022

Minn. AG looking into Mayo's collection practices | 10 systems with strong finances | 5 RCM company rebrands | CMS proposes MA marketing, prior auth overhauls | Lab owner convicted for $463M Medicare fraud

December 14, 2022

Trinity tests daily pay option | 2 RCM cos. merge | 11 recent billing fraud cases | Top 15 healthcare cos. by revenue | Tenet nurses 'outraged' by $1.78M false claim settlement

December 13, 2022

December 12, 2022

4 rev cycle leaders' 2023 priorities | 12 hospitals cutting jobs | OIG's repeat billing fraud prevention system is broken | 10 biggest medical debt updates of 2022 | Mass. hospital settles $1.78M false claims allegation

December 08, 2022

Dignity, 2 Tenet affiliates settle $22.5M billing fraud allegations | Ill. system cuts, reshuffles 76 top jobs | R1 RCM's 2022 | How payers streamline prior auths | NY to protect patients from payer misinformation

December 07, 2022

December 06, 2022

December 05, 2022

7 systems cutting services | Insurers' slow payments frustrating hospitals | 2 RCM companies merge | 33 exec moves | Atrium, Advocate Aurora complete merger

December 01, 2022

November 30, 2022

5 systems choosing Ensemble for RCM | Oracle Cerner to stand trial in brain damage suit | Why insurers end gold-card programs | Officials vote to fire Tenn. hospital board | La. hospital taps CareCloud

November 29, 2022

Fired CEO sues MetroHealth | 5 health systems seeking rev cycle VPs | No Surprises Act dispute hit 'logjam' | The 'great remote work mismatch' | 15 cities where Gen Z hires are flocking

November 28, 2022

More systems charging for MyChart messages | 14 exec moves | Top 5 barriers to automated prior auths | NY gov signs medical debt protection law | SC hospital fills empty wing with prisoners to avoid closure

November 23, 2022

Fired MetroHealth CEO's attorneys allege retaliation | 16 healthcare orgs outsourcing RCM | 12 hospitals cutting jobs | Payers say prior auth laws have negative impact | UPMC's operating income dips 75.5%

November 22, 2022

MetroHealth CEO fired over unreported bonuses | 10 recent healthcare billing fraud cases | Providence closes all Southern Calif. retail clinics | Best hospitals for billing ethics | 6 health systems choosing Oracle Cerner

November 21, 2022

Is Epic's dominance good for healthcare? | 3 RCM cos. making exec moves | 10 accused of 'catfishing' CMS | How the Leapfrog results rank by state | DOJ appealing UnitedHealth-Change merger ruling

November 17, 2022

November 16, 2022

5 systems hit with rating downgrades | Advantum Health names CEO, CFO | Why a Calif. hospital filed for bankruptcy | Leapfrog's 22 straight-'A' hospitals | Anthem Blue Cross axes bill after patient TikTok appeal

November 15, 2022

Health system cash reserves plummet | Providence losses swell to $1.1B in 2022 | 33 recent executive moves | Payer, providers ditching hushed voices in disputes | Where are the early 20-something job seekers?

November 14, 2022

Why R1 fell short of Q3 expectations | 19 hospital closures, bankruptcies in 2022 | 3 recent rev cycle leadership hires | Hospitals losing billions to rising costs, denials and takebacks | 8 prior authorization updates

November 10, 2022

13 health systems outsourcing RCM | Pa. prior auth reform bill signed | Lawmakers call for price transparency probe | Cone Health taps rev cycle VP | Payers ranked by Q3 profits

November 09, 2022

Meet R1's new CEO, president | Ohio hospital closing earlier than planned | Ariz. voters cap medical debt interest rates | 10 health systems with strong finances | Duke LifePoint's CMS contract again at risk

November 08, 2022

R1 RCM names new CEO, president | Calf. hospital files for bankruptcy | 10 states with most rural hospitals at risk of closure | Conn. physician pleads guilty to billing fraud | Health systems getting big EHR grants

November 07, 2022

631 rural hospitals at risk of closure | 3 states take on prior auth reform | Miss. hospital laying off dozens | Big payer profits recall 'the house always wins' | Franciscan Health to close Ind. hospital

November 03, 2022

'Difficult decisions' loom for hospitals | 10 most expensive states for healthcare | 5 details on the Rural Emergency Hospital final rule | The change Oracle has made to Cerner | Hospitals' relationship with payers worsening

November 02, 2022

CMS drops 4 final payment rules: 15 notes | EHR vendor settles misconduct suit for $45M | 10 October RCM headlines to know | 10 states with largest declines in travel nurse pay | 6 health systems opting for Epic

November 01, 2022

CMS penalizes 2,273 hospitals for high readmissions | 17 hospitals facing maximum Medicare readmission penalties | 10 recent healthcare billing fraud cases | Miss. orders payer to cease operations | Oracle Cerner closing 2 campuses

October 31, 2022

10 hospitals cutting jobs | Pa. lawmakers pass prior auth reform bill | Former Tenet exec asks judge to toss $400M fraud case | 14 fastest-growing healthcare companies | Why rural hospitals aren't interested in new designation

October 27, 2022

Miss. hospital facing closure owes CMS $5.6M | Calif. hospital fires CEO | CHS reports $42M Q3 net loss | 8 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements | Oracle seeks increase of $4.4B loan for Cerner acquisition

October 26, 2022

12 recent RCM M&As | Hospitals tracking for worst financial year in decades | Texas physician guilty in $54M CMS fraud scheme | HCA reorganizes with 12 exec changes | 'Rogue nurse' charged with murder of patients at Atrium hospital

October 25, 2022

15 healthcare orgs. outsourcing RCM | Fitch: Hospitals face lengthy labor pains | Conifer's revenues up to $333M in Q3 | Rising denials, unfavorable payer mix top RCM concerns | Pa. lawmakers pushing prior auth reforms

October 24, 2022

HCA, Tenet profits fall: 11 notes | As hospitals make cuts, losses are loud or quiet | Conifer tapped for RCM partnership | 25 exec moves | CMS' 340B payment plan

October 20, 2022

Sanford Health cutting staff to 'streamline leadership' | 3 rev cycle leaders' biggest accomplishments in 2022 | Renown replaces fired CEO | How EHR install costs add up | 10 most-searched shoppable services

October 19, 2022

Saint Luke's to close 2 hospitals | Sutter Health settles billings charges for $13M | How BJC HealthCare integrated Epic into its rev cycle | Systems with the best, worst price transparency scores | 7 orgs. getting EHR grants

October 18, 2022

2 hospital, health system bankruptcy filings | 65% of hospitals have published 'robust' negotiated rates | What 3 health systems are paying for EHRs | The fast rise and fall of COVID billionaires | 5 updates on prior authorization

October 17, 2022

Big systems move to Epic - why now? | Where inflation has grown most, least | Ore. probes Providence's financial practices | Ohio hospitals cut 2,000 jobs | Cerner parent lays off 200+

October 13, 2022

UH cuts 443 jobs | NM hospital sued over alleged illegal debt collections | CommonSpirit confirms ransomware attack | Recession due in '6 to 9 mos.,' Dimon says | Providence responds to senator's debt collection questions

October 12, 2022

Judge halts Pa. hospital closure | Ill. system cuts 150 jobs | 10 recent RCM M&As | Bright Health ending individual, group insurance business | 3 health systems choosing Oracle Cerner EHRs

October 11, 2022

10 recent billing fraud cases | 4 systems ditch Cerner for Epic | Beaumont-Spectrum combo gets a name | 5 RCM companies launching services | How payers have exploited Medicare Advantage

October 10, 2022

12 systems outsourcing RCM functions | 'Most loved' healthcare workplaces | NYC hospitals to pay $165M in physician sex abuse case | 20% don't think they'll ever pay off medical debt | Healthcare employment returns to February 2020 levels

October 06, 2022

Why Emory moved from Oracle Cerner to Epic | 10 hospitals laying off staff | Olive loses 2 clients, sells some assets | Former Ky. lawmaker gets prison for billing fraud | 3 obstacles to RCM partnerships

October 05, 2022

Calif. system accused of overcharging patients | Pa. hospital enters bankruptcy | 17 hospitals scaling back care | 7 RCM leaders on labor challenges | Summa Health reshuffles exec team

October 04, 2022

7-hospital system files for bankruptcy | Providence responds to billing practice report | Ascension to close hospital, lay off 133 | 9 systems install new EHRs | Hospitals likely to end year in the red

October 03, 2022

Providence to repay overcharged patients | Tenet executive chair resigns | Optum, Change finalize $7.8B merger | Trinity sees $1.4B loss | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

September 29, 2022

3 top execs out at Olive | 5 systems seeking rev cycle VPs | 1 killed in Ark. hospital shooting | Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita must face no-poach claims | 4 reasons systems pursue RCM partnerships

September 28, 2022

Why 9 hospitals closed this year | 5 states with lowest average healthcare costs | Epic, Oracle Cerner's big growth plans | Why Texas will be the center of No Surprises Act litigation | Bon Secours responds to 'profits over patients' report

September 27, 2022

Pa. hospital to lay off 334 | What Optum gets in the Change deal | CMS changes reduced outpatient overpayments | Emory swaps Cerner for Epic | Medicare Part B premiums, deductibles to decrease in 2023

September 26, 2022

September 22, 2022

Hospitals get big grants to install Epic | CHS closes hospital | States with highest, lowest physician office visit prices | Yale New Haven Health lays off workers | Hospital prices 'bleeding families dry,' consumer group says

September 21, 2022

AMA, AHA dropping No Surprises Act suit | 11 hospitals laying off workers | Texas 'gold card' rules take effect Oct. 1 | 5 systems hit with credit downgrades | Mich. physician convicted of fraud

September 20, 2022

Ohio hospital to lay off 978 | Judge clears UnitedHealth-Change deal | What 4 systems paid for EHR installs | Ascension posts $1.8B loss | 4 RCM firm rebrands

September 19, 2022

Lawmaker wants probe of HCA's billing practices | 'Pandemic is over,' Biden says | 12 recent billing fraud cases | Calls grow to cap medical costs | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

September 15, 2022

House passes MA prior authorization bill: 4 notes | Oracle's plan to 'modernize' Cerner | Nurse guilty in $100M scheme | Where inflation has grown most, least | World's top 5 hospitals in 11 specialties

September 14, 2022

Advocate Aurora, Atrium merger delayed | How 4 revenue cycle execs envision growth | AdventHealth, UChicago Med strike deal | A timeline of Borrego Health's troubles | AMA, physician groups join lawsuit against Cigna

September 13, 2022

Healthcare chain files for bankruptcy | How 1 rev cycle VP is retaining staff | Leadership changes at Oracle Cerner | AMA releases 2023 CPT code set | 10 states with largest brain drains

September 12, 2022

September 08, 2022

The prevalence of quiet quitters | Where rev cycle leaders see disruption opportunities | 9 best health systems to work for: Fortune | Layoffs hit Calif. hospital | What patients are willing to pay more for

September 07, 2022

OhioHealth to lay off rev cycle staff | R1 gets $2.3B in financing | 14 health systems with strong finances | UnitedHealth, Walmart team up | States ranked by percentage of hospitals complying with price transparency law

September 06, 2022

September 01, 2022

'Quiet quitting' at hospitals | Calif. system relocates revenue cycle employees | Health systems eliminate execs as costs rise | 10 RCM headlines from Aug. | Wellstar closing Atlanta hospital

August 31, 2022

Ascension to pay $19.7M to end wage suit | Feds: Evil Corp a threat to US hospitals | 'Vomit at your insurance companies': Video goes viral after Anthem denies treatment | Epic in the last 30 days | How Kaiser, HCA + 12 systems are faring financially

August 30, 2022

August 29, 2022

August 25, 2022

Centene settles overcharging allegations for $32M | Pa. system inks 10-year RCM deal | 7 billing fraud cases | UPMC operating income down 86% | Some pros have a better idea for quiet quitters: Just quit

August 24, 2022

6 short-staffed hospitals curb care | RCM firm expands reach with 2 deals | Intermountain's income hits $2.7B | How rev cycle leaders' roles are evolving | Nurse charged with murder in patient death

August 23, 2022

August 22, 2022

What Cerner pays top talent | No Surprises Act final rule: 3 takeaways | Pa. system to lay off 245 | What 4 rev cycle leaders are excited about | Health plan, providers settle fraud claims for $70.7M

August 18, 2022

Another hospital deal canceled | Novant hospital narrowly kept CMS contract | 5 revenue cycle leaders talk staffing challenges | 8 health systems with strong finances | MaineHealth, Anthem BCBS settle dispute

August 17, 2022

Democrats' $739B bill is now law: 7 healthcare notes | Top 10 hospitals for consumer loyalty | Fitch: Hospital finances are deteriorating | UnitedHealth, Allina criticized for worker monitoring practices | RCM M&A: 6 recent deals

August 16, 2022

August 15, 2022

August 11, 2022

Ga. hospitals' price disclosures 'exemplary' after fines | Former Calif. healthcare execs hit with RICO suit | 6 hospitals cut inpatient care | Cigna 'drastically' underpaid hospitals, suit says | Colo. system CEO is out

August 10, 2022

Providence's collection agencies broke law, Wash. AG says | Tenet, Steward feud after $1B deal | Credit score provider to exclude medical debts | 39 guns found stashed in NJ hospital | Duke LifePoint hospital retains Medicare funding

August 09, 2022

Northwestern Med to bring RCM services in-house, hire 200 | 6 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | MarinHealth goes live with Epic | Adventist lays off staff | 8 indicted in $150M billing fraud scheme

August 08, 2022

Systems cut ties over EHR pick | PE firm combines 2 RCM cos. | 7 healthcare notes from Democrats' landmark $739B bill | Sutter workers say pay missing | Big payers ranked by revenue

August 04, 2022

Top 10 RCM software vendors | NY practice pays $850K to resolve improper billing claims | Hospitals that treat most Black patients paid less | 13 hospitals cutting services | Revecore acquires 2 RCM firms

August 03, 2022

Employers push back on hospital prices | Health systems recoup staff wages | 10 hospitals laying off workers | PE firm buys Aspirion | 4 health systems switching to Epic

August 02, 2022

August 01, 2022

July 28, 2022

CMS drops 3 final payment rules | 9 billing fraud suits, settlements | CEO, COO abruptly quit at Calif. hospital | CHS posts $326M loss | Meet Waystar's exec team

July 27, 2022

429 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS | Ore. hospital board faces recall after COO fired | Lawmakers urge CMS to revise pay proposal | 10 best, worst states for healthcare | Renown Health: 5 ways to tackle staff shortages

July 26, 2022

Ex-CEO of Texas system charged in $1.2B fraud crackdown | US News: 20 best hospitals + No. 1 by state | UHS profit dips 50% | Pa. hospital to close | 'Buy now, pay later' targets healthcare

July 25, 2022

Oracle Cerner shakes up EHR leadership | HCA, Tenet profits sink | Hospitals 'rob Peter to pay Paul' | Why Amazon wants to buy One Medical: 6 details | Mass. hospital sued for lost wages

July 21, 2022

Feds charge 36 over $1.2B healthcare fraud | 3 trends that will affect providers' profits | Meet FinThrive's executive team | Gun violence medical bills top $1B | 10 health systems with strong finances

July 20, 2022

Olive lays off 450 | 13 best healthcare cos. for millennials | Providence shrinks exec team as part of new model | 10 Epic, Cerner updates | $500K in ransom money returning to providers

July 19, 2022

5 specialties that drive most revenue to hospitals | 10 systems outsource RCM | False billing scheme hindering Tenn. hospital reopenings | Stolen Kaiser iPad had 75,000 patients' info | CEO pay skyrockets

July 18, 2022

CMS pitches outpatient payment rule: 5 takeaways | Sutter, R1 ink partnership | Ore. system lays off 2 leaders | $38M hospital bill challenged | Calif. hospital won't lose Medicare funding

July 14, 2022

NY hospital didn't properly train rev cycle workers targeted for layoffs, union says | Medical billing co. owner convicted in $600M scheme | Epic's revenue climbs to $3.8B | 27 providers with high-performing rev cycles | Layoffs hit Pa. hospital

July 13, 2022

July 12, 2022

UNC hospital's Medicare contract at risk | What 205 CFOs, rev cycle VPs told R1 | SSM nurse, paramedic stabbed | Memorial Hermann invests in RCM co. | 20% received a surprise medical bill despite ban

July 11, 2022

Duke LifePoint hospital's Medicare contract at risk | Cedar lays off 24% of workforce | CMS pitches physician pay rule: 7 takeaways | 2 fatally shot at Texas hospital | NY physician convicted of billing fraud

July 07, 2022

Affiliations up closure risks for some hospitals | Another Vt. hospital seeks double-digit rate hike | 148 best hospitals, per Money + Leapfrog | Feds recover $5B from healthcare fraud | Meet Conifer's leadership team

July 06, 2022

10 best RCM platforms for health systems | ProMedica lays off nonclinical employees | 9 billing fraud busts | 18% of ACA claims are denied, KFF finds | Waystar upgrades cloud-based platform

July 05, 2022

UVM Health seeks 19.9% rate increase | Ransomware attack on debt collector affects 600 healthcare orgs | 8 hospital layoffs | Top 100 hospitals, per Fortune | Payers' price transparency rule now in effect

June 30, 2022

48% of RCM departments face labor shortages | Ariz. hospital lays off 315 | Police kill armed patient at Baylor Scott & White ER | Olive launches RCM suite | 15 physicians to pay $2.8M to settle kickback allegations

June 29, 2022

NY hospital to lay off rev cycle staff | Former hospital exec convicted in $1.4B billing scheme | Epic's strategy since the Oracle-Cerner deal | Hospitals hindered by skyrocketing expenses | AHA wants quick 340B payback

June 27, 2022

June 23, 2022

June 22, 2022

R1 acquires Cloudmed | Ariz. hospital preps for mass layoff | Hospitals slam 'woefully inadequate' pay proposal | CMS mulls $810M payment cut | Tenn. hospital shakes up C-suite

June 16, 2022

June 15, 2022

June 13, 2022

June 09, 2022

June 08, 2022

June 06, 2022

June 02, 2022

11 health systems with strong finances | 7 dead in hospital campus shootings | Oracle-Cerner deal gets approval | Pa. systems to form $1B regional giant | 10 best cities for work-life balance

June 01, 2022

May 31, 2022

May 26, 2022

May 25, 2022

May 24, 2022

May 23, 2022

May 19, 2022

May 18, 2022

Court rules against $229K Centura bill | Mass General Brigham agrees to cut spending by $70M a year | Contract dispute takes Anthem, Northside to Ga. Supreme Court | Hospitals slam unneeded care ranking | Financial stress on the rise

May 17, 2022

Fla. hospital misses payroll | PHE set to extend past July | 10 hospitals that best avoid unnecessary care | Okla. hospital pays $1.1M to settle billing fraud case | Experts warn of COVID wave 'almost like omicron'

May 16, 2022

NY hospitals lay off staff, cite inflation | Hospitals await PHE signal today | 15 exec moves | Providence sees $510M operating loss | AHA responds to hospitals' reported asks for price hikes

May 12, 2022

May 11, 2022

Ardent to outsource more RCM work | Atrium, Advocate Aurora to merge | Continue public health emergency, hospitals urge HHS | Healthiest, unhealthiest counties in each state | Cost of treating these diseases grew, fell most

May 10, 2022

UnitedHealth, Q1's most profitable payer | Tech industry to offshore more remote jobs | Ore. mental hospital's Medicare funding at risk | 39 hospitals aced or failed patient safety: Leapfrog | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

May 9, 2022

May 5, 2022

Aetna draws surgeons' ire | HHS' surprise-billing appeal on hold | 12 hospitals scaling back care | 40 practices sue UnitedHealth over reimbursement | Fired Mercyhealth VP sentenced for wire fraud, tax evasion

May 4, 2022

May 3, 2022

May 2, 2022

Tenet hospitals sue Cigna over reimbursement | Optum to manage UnitedHealthcare drug prior auths | CMS: No fines for hospitals' unposted prices in April | 19 exec moves | Attorneys seek to revive $411M Sutter antitrust suit

April 28, 2022

Texas orders payer to stop operations | Wyo. system to outsource RCM | OIG: Prior auth denials by MA plans concerning | Cerner, Epic team with White House | NY physician pays $564K to settle false billing claims

April 27, 2022

Texas hospital to shut down | EHR vendors by beds lost, gained | UnitedHealthcare to change radiation prior auths | In healthcare, a Big Quit unlike the others | Fauci: US 'out of pandemic phase'

April 26, 2022

April 25, 2022

April 21, 2022

April 20, 2022

April 19, 2022

CMS' new inpatient payment rule: 10 notes | Fat Joe to lawmakers: Make hospitals post prices | New role at Northwell can veto patient debt suits | 10 hospital RCM job opportunities | 14 top-paid healthcare CEOs

April 18, 2022

April 14, 2022

April 13, 2022

April 12, 2022

Hospitals with most Medicare patients | HHS wants data on 2K providers' billing | 15 most, least financially literate states | CEO added to $120M false claims case | Vt. hospitals denied rate boost to counter inflation

April 11, 2022

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April 4, 2022

March 31, 2022

HHS to claw back $100M in COVID aid over reporting issues | Hospitals' use of Equifax for propensity to pay OK: court | CMS floats hospice pay rule: 4 notes | Physician sues Epic over questionnaires | 9 most influential healthcare cos.

March 30, 2022

March 29, 2022

March 28, 2022

March 24, 2022

CommonSpirit launches outcome-based pay model | Wis. bans health insurer | 7 billing disputes | Reckless or routine? Workarounds point of debate in nurse's trial | Fla. fines Medicaid vendor $9.1M over billing delays

March 23, 2022

March 22, 2022

March 21, 2022

March 17, 2022

March 16, 2022

$36K hospital bill goes viral on TikTok | CMS unveils state DSH allotments | The 1,500+ bed hospitals with 5 stars for price transparency | Medicare Advantage plans got $12B in excess pay: Watchdog | Hospitals ask patients to ditch N95s

March 15, 2022

March 14, 2022

3 systems that outsourced RCM to Optum | Calif. physician charged in $36M billing fraud scheme | Sutter defeats $411M antitrust suit | Providence exec to join Amazon + 23 exec moves | Memorial Hermann, BCBS reach deal

March 10, 2022

March 9, 2022

Aetna, Optum must face 'dummy code' suit | Fla. hospitals to pay $12.7M to resolve improper claims allegations | Congress eyes 151-day telehealth extension | 5 payers flagged for coding, reimbursement errors | 8 systems with strong finances

March 8, 2022

Northwell inks 10-year RCM deal | NY system shakes up RCM leadership | HHS: COVID funding used up | Case over $303K hospital bill reaches Colo. Supreme Court | Broward Health, UnitedHealthcare hit contract impasse

March 7, 2022

260+ RCM companies to know | Russian donation to Mayo scrutinized | Calif. health plan fined $55M over care authorization delays | 892 hospitals at risk of closure | No Surprises Act could limit medical debt reported to credit agencies

March 3, 2022

Steward must face overbilling class action | Tenn. physician convicted of $50M billing fraud | 25 US hospitals among Newsweek's best in the world | 15 states hit most, least by the 'Great Resignation' | 8 CMS actions

March 2, 2022

March 1, 2022

Tenet calls off Conifer spinoff | Calif. hospital to lay off RCM staff | Providence sued over debt collection | Cerner CEO joins Humana board | 50 groups to Congress: Keep Medicare sequester pause

February 28, 2022

February 24, 2022

February 23, 2022

$80K bill highlights No Surprises Act loophole | DOJ has until Feb. 27 to block UnitedHealth-Change deal | Maine providers report payment delays from Anthem BCBS | CMS cuts ACO track from rural payment model

February 22, 2022

February 21, 2022

CMS asks 124 hospitals for plan to post prices | 55 hospitals hit with Medicare penalties 8 years straight | Payers reinstate COVID cost-sharing | Mass. General settles overlapping surgery suit for $14.6M | OIG audit targets malnutrition codes

February 17, 2022

February 16, 2022

Layoff list, expired meds: Why Ill. hospital lost Medicare funding | NC officials battle over hospital price disclosures | Hartford HealthCare hit with 2nd antitrust suit | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Athenahealth acquired for $17B

February 15, 2022

Mayo bars out-of-network MA patient appointments | Epic adds payment tool | Wash. hospital fires 4 execs | Fla. system settles improper payment case for $5.5M | Hospitals urge HHS to save direct contracting model

February 14, 2022

Patient received $13K bill after kidney donation | Fla. physician convicted of $110M billing fraud | 6 payers ranked by revenue | GoFundMe launched for tech burned by travel nurse | 48 best hospitals to work for: Forbes

February 10, 2022

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February 7, 2022

February 3, 2022

February 2, 2022

February 1, 2022

CMS dings 764 hospitals for patient complications | No Surprises Act compliance: 3 leaders share advice | 13 Epic, Cerner updates | 207 days: Average time to fill senior RCM roles | Spectrum, Beaumont create 22-hospital system

January 31, 2022

January 27, 2022

Cerner execs may get $64M 'golden parachute' payouts | Payers back HHS in surprise-billing suit | Pharmacist sentenced for $180M fraud | $25M in patient debt erased | HCA to add 8 hospitals

January 26, 2022

State to Mass General Brigham: Curb costs or get fined | 113 great healthcare leaders | NC hospitals billing patients eligible for charity care | 9 payer exec moves | 'Endemic' can be dangerous

January 25, 2022

Change mulls sale of assets | Omicron subvariant found | HHS sends $2B to providers | 9 hospital RCM job opportunities | ThedaCare sued Ascension to keep staff and lost

January 24, 2022

January 20, 2022

Calif. system to outsource RCM jobs to Optum | HCA hit with antitrust suit in Fla. | CMS vaccine rule enforceable in all 50 states | Cerner CEO will stay post Oracle acquisition | Omicron likely peaking in these 3 states

January 19, 2022

January 18, 2022

20 hospitals providing most low-value care | Physicians charged in $100M fraud scheme | Omicron symptoms, recovery: What we know | 11 hospitals see payroll issues after ransomware hit | MedPAC: Boost pay for hospitals, not physicians in '23

January 13, 2022

Texas hospital loses Medicare contract | 8 hospital layoffs | UnitedHealthcare settles underpayment suit for $10M | Morgan Health partners with Kaiser | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

January 12, 2022

UC San Diego Health settles false claims case | Conifer beefs up offshoring strategy | Best places to work in healthcare: Glassdoor | Viewpoint: Consumers not persuaded by hospital price disclosure excuses | CIOs' favorite work-from-home tools

January 11, 2022

January 10, 2022

Ill. hospital closes, cites Medicare contract termination | R1 to buy Cloudmed in $4.1B deal | Worst of omicron yet to come for Midwest | 10 hospitals with highest contract labor expenses | Universal healthcare on the table in Calif.

January 6, 2022

NC physician faces charges over $46M in Medicare billings | 11 hospitals halting services over staff shortages | 9 hospitals hiring RCM talent | 8 orgs certified to decide surprise-billing disputes + what they charge | 43 exec moves

January 5, 2022

Hospitals in Ill., Texas face Medicare termination | 335 hospitals get warning over undisclosed prices | UnitedHealthcare: Proposed ER denial policy not in effect | When the omicron surge may peak | Final bills erroneously sent to 4K NY hospital patients

January 4, 2022

13 systems with strong finances | New variant found in France | UPMC hit with $250K claims notification penalty | Md. alters patient debt collection rules | Theranos founder guilty of fraud

January 3, 2022

December 30, 2021

Surprise-billing ban starts Jan. 1: 9 things to know | 17 hospital credit rating upgrades | COVID hospitalizations up in 29 states | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | CMS approves Medicaid overhaul in Calif.

December 29, 2021

Ill. hospital loses Medicare contract | Billing issue affects data of 1,661 Advocate Aurora patients | Surgeons sue UnitedHealth, Aetna over denied claims | 16 states facing hospital staff shortages | Physicians worried about omicron's paradox

December 28, 2021

10 states where nonprofit hospitals report lowest expenses | NJ hospital loses $850K billing dispute | Mayo to advise on building, operating hospital in Indonesia | 20 things to know about UnitedHealth | Healthcare billing fraud: 10 lawsuits, settlements

December 22, 2021

8 hospitals flagged for billing errors this year | 9 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Cloth masks may be knives in omicron's gunfight, experts warn | 12 hospital bankruptcies, closures | Viewpoint: Telehealth parity rules prevent cost savings

December 21, 2021

December 20, 2021

Oracle to buy Cerner for $28B | Calif. physician guilty in $355M billing scheme | Nonprofit hospitals in these 10 states report highest expenses | Omicron may spark 'viral blizzard' by Feb., expert warns | State-by-state breakdown of $9B in provider aid

December 16, 2021

December 15, 2021

December 14, 2021

December 13, 2021

December 9, 2021

December 8, 2021

UnitedHealth owes TeamHealth $60M, jury says | Calif. hospital plans 677 layoffs | Bill to avert Medicare cuts passes House | 25 hospitals with most telehealth claims | Hospitals push for surprise-billing rule changes

December 7, 2021

December 6, 2021

December 2, 2021

HCA hospital keeps Medicare contract | AMA: Allowing Medicare cuts would be 'reckless' | Biden's COVID plan for winter | Pharma marketer sentenced in $180M fraud scheme | 16 hospitals seeking EHR, IT talent

December 1, 2021

November 30, 2021

November 29, 2021

COVID aid for rural health providers, by state | UnitedHealth names CMO + 5 payer exec moves | Omicron variant: 10 details | 6 orgs erase $5.7B+ in medical debt | Mercyhealth moves to end inpatient care at Ill. hospital

November 24, 2021

Houston hospital's Medicare contract at risk | Higher penalties won't sway all hospitals to post prices: consultant | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | Surprise billing in US: 4 details | Medical debt disproportionately affects Black Americans

November 23, 2021

November 22, 2021

November 18, 2021

20 most cost-efficient systems | New fed'l rule requires health plans to report costs | Surprise-billing rule lets insurers dictate 'deflated rates,' air ambulance cos. allege | CommonSpirit eyes sale of 14 hospitals | 5 hospital RCM deal

November 17, 2021

November 16, 2021

November 15, 2021

VillageMD taps R1 RCM | 8 hospital layoffs | Ex-UnitedHealth exec says insurer only paid surprise bills after complaints | Miss. church wipes 955 patients' medical debt | S&P raises CommonSpirit's debt rating

November 11, 2021

NY hospitals put 4,880 liens on patient homes over unpaid debt | 8 hospitals cutting inpatient care | Aetna accused of using dead, out-of-state physicians to bolster network | Memorial Hermann, BCBS swap termination notes | 11 execs nearing retirement

November 10, 2021

Why 6 medical bills made headlines | Leapfrog's 'F' and straight-'A' hospitals | Oak Street Health facing DOJ probe over potential false claims | 10 hospital RCM job openings | CHS doesn't expect ER volumes to fully bounce back

November 9, 2021

10 most cost-efficient hospitals | UPMC was overpaid $6.4M: OIG | UnitedHealth behavioral unit sued over claim bundling | Healthcare fraud self-disclosure protocol updated | Tenet strikes $1.2B surgery center deal

November 8, 2021

946 UNC patients' billing info potentially exposed | Calif. hospital to end acute care | UnitedHealthcare, Prisma hit contract snag | UPMC gains support in battle with feds | CMS penalized 93% of hospitals for readmissions in last decade

November 4, 2021

UnitedHealth, Change strike new timing deal with DOJ | Healthcare staff must be vaccinated by Jan. 4 | Kan. hospital drops health-sharing plans | Healthcare affordability: States ranked | Ark. lab owner indicted in $100M billing fraud case

November 3, 2021

CMS drops 3 payment rules: 12 details | Pa. system to lay off 293 | Major payers accused of restricting $90B in provider payments | Ga. patient received $688 ER bill without being seen | 11 recent healthcare billing fraud cases

November 2, 2021

November 1, 2021

October 28, 2021

CMS penalizes 2,499 hospitals for high readmissions | PAC erases $212M of patient debt | UnitedHealthcare sues TeamHealth, alleges $100M fraud | 5 payers adopting virtual-first models | Hospitals slam study saying wealthy facilities got more COVID aid

October 27, 2021

DOJ: Kaiser defrauded Medicare of $1B | TransUnion to sell RCM unit for $1.7B | Cigna, Texas hospital hit contract impasse | $26.8B in provider relief aid is unspent | 9 called-off hospital deals

October 26, 2021

October 25, 2021

Billing vendor breach exposes Humana, Anthem members' info | Lawsuit: Mass. system fired CFO for voicing billing concerns | UnitedHealthcare to retroactively pay providers for vaccines | HCA's profit triples | Cerner to lay off 150

October 21, 2021

OIG: UnitedHealth top recipient of questionable payments | HCA moves to toss antitrust suit | Tenet's Q3 operating income: $1B | Northwell taps Cedar for financial engagement | SC medical practice pays $1.25M to settle improper billing allegations

October 20, 2021

Hospitals to CMS: Fix 'problematic' prior auths | 10 specialties with highest markups over Medicare | Ex-Texas nurse convicted of capital murder | NY labor unions fight rising hospital prices | Average charge of a COVID hospitalization, by state

October 19, 2021

Outdated hospital billing a challenge for new debt collection rules | Ensemble sets IPO terms | Hospitalized COVID patients could owe thousands as waivers end | UnitedHealthcare unveils virtual-first plan | Catholic Health's credit downgraded amid strike

October 18, 2021

October 14, 2021

Calif. alters patient debt collection | Viewpoint: Downcoding, payment delays a 'revenue grab' by insurers | SSM chief talks Optum RCM deal | Mayo, UnityPoint + 8 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Unvaccinated hospital workers demand jobs back in Texas

October 13, 2021

UPMC defends billing in battle with feds | Cerner CEO's plan to fix EHRs | 10 highest-paid payer CEOs | 506-bed Pa. hospital must face overpayment suit | 47% of remote workers report anxiety as peers return to office

October 12, 2021

Anesthesiologists to DOJ: Probe UnitedHealth | Texas bans COVID vaccine mandates | 11 hospital closures | Northwell shifts to direct contracting for staff benefits | Americans' financial health far from baseline: poll

October 11, 2021

Optum, SSM ink RCM deal | US to join $800M false claims suit against Tenn. system | Anthem sued over denial of air ambulance bill | 12 hospital credit rating upgrades | 19 exec moves

October 7, 2021

October 6, 2021

NY suspends prior auths | 2,200 unvaccinated Kaiser workers on leave | CMS overpaid $636M for neurostimulator surgeries: OIG | Labor costs strain hospital profits | UnitedHealthcare, Wellstar contract impasse affects nearly 80,000

October 5, 2021

UnitedHealthcare, Anthem behind on billions of hospital payments | 14 systems with strong finances | 1,400 unvaccinated workers leave Northwell | Trinity revenue hits $20.2B | Average helicopter air ambulance charge tops $30K

October 4, 2021

256 hospitals warned of price disclosure violations | Few hospitals penalized under MIPS | CMS' surprise-billing rule an 'undeserved gift' to payers: AMA | Police: Pa. hospital employee shot, killed co-worker | 21 exec moves

September 30, 2021

Walmart Health challenged by billing | Cyberattack forces Ind. hospital's IT shutdown | Dr. David Feinberg on his move from Google to Cerner | ICD-10 coding changes kick in: 8 takeaways | 74% of employees say remote work is essential

September 29, 2021

7 hospitals tagged by OIG for billing errors this year | Pa. hospital to close | CMS' final payment rules take effect Oct. 1: 21 takeaways | 73% of health insurance markets highly concentrated: AMA | 7 Epic updates

September 28, 2021

How 7 execs attract, retain RCM + IT talent | Intermountain to offer flat-rate prices at outpatient imaging sites | Unvaccinated Northwell leaders out | 2 largest nonprofit systems see finances bounce back | Walmart selects Epic EHR for health centers

September 27, 2021

9 hospitals laying off workers | Why 3 hospital bills went viral | Intermountain selects price transparency partner | CMS to pay for booster shots | 2 deaths linked to ivermectin misuse in NM

September 23, 2021

30 Ala. hospitals at risk of closing | Ascension tech arm cuts 330 jobs | Mich. physician convicted in $100M fraud case | Hospitals worried about surprise billing law | Newsweek's best hospitals in 10 specialties

September 22, 2021

Hospitals aren't getting families estimates for kids' hospital costs | $5B in suspicious Medicare payments went to 20 insurers: OIG | 10 RCM job openings | Hospitals to lose $54B this year | 2 NC hospital board members resign over HCA ownership

September 21, 2021

20 most cost efficient hospitals: Lown Institute | Cleveland Clinic shares strategy, roadblocks to posting prices | $225M worth of patient debt eliminated | $317K: The average charge of a complex COVID hospitalization | HCA to buy 5 Utah hospitals

September 20, 2021

Texas hospital explains $555K billing error | CMS penalizes Anthem | 42 medical workers charged in $1.4B healthcare fraud takedown | 50 largest public hospitals | 33 exec moves

September 16, 2021

CMS penalizes 3 UnitedHealthcare plans | 8 hospitals hiring RCM talent | FEMA to cover $900M COVID bill for NYC public hospitals | Fla. cardiologist pays $6.75M to resolve false claims allegations | Beaumont closes 180 beds over staffing

September 15, 2021

Texas 'gold card' law to cut prior auth delays | $5.7B: The 3-mo. cost of unvaccinated COVID hospitalizations | Colo. hospitals must bill Medicare before injured patients | 6 HCA deals | Make price disclosure noncompliance fee $5.5K a day: researchers

September 14, 2021

CMS to nix breakthrough tech coverage + 10 more actions | Henry Ford closes 120 beds over staffing | Texas hospital pays $555K to resolve improper claims allegations | 25% of high-priced hospitals in unconcentrated markets: analysis

September 13, 2021

CMS floats billing, financial disclosure rules | HHS to release $25B+ in aid to hospitals | Vt. hospital seeks $210M increase in patient payments | AMA asks employers to challenge prior auths | UnitedHealthcare pays less for COVID shots: pediatricians

September 9, 2021

Anthem, BCBS hit with antitrust suit | TransUnion eyes sale of rev cycle unit | A physician's case for refusing to treat unvaccinated patients | UnitedHealth: Shifting procedures out of hospitals saves $684 on avg. | WVU Medicine to launch insurance co.

September 8, 2021

10 ACOs with most shared savings | Nurses quit Calif. hospital in 1 day over EHR | 10 hospital RCM job openings | 8 healthcare billing lawsuits, settlements | AHIP requests legal liability protection from surprise billing rule through '23

September 7, 2021

AMA releases 405 CPT code changes | 8 systems with strong finances | UPMC hit with false claims suit | Hospitals urge action on billions of unused relief funds | Amazon wants to offer in-person care in 20 more cities

September 2, 2021

Wyo. system to outsource RCM operations | 67 financial benchmarks | 48 hospitals lose legal challenge over DSH payments | Healthcare bankruptcies hit 'unprecedented' low | 10 systems seeking RCM talent

September 1, 2021

Va. hospitals suing fewer patients over unpaid debt | Unvaccinated should avoid travel this weekend: CDC | Hospitals seek delay of $36B in Medicare cuts | 7 Cerner updates | Medicare fund expected to be exhausted by 2026

August 31, 2021

Sutter reaches $90M false claims settlement | Top hospital employers by state: Forbes | Epic CEO's net worth tops $6B | Texas hospital settles upcoding allegations | Where telehealth coverage stands in 13 states

August 30, 2021

Sutter's $575M antitrust settlement is final: 4 details | Chicago hospital under investigation over use of charitable assets | COVID deaths hit 6-month high in US | HHS taps 4 firms to audit COVID grants | 22 exec moves

August 26, 2021

UnitedHealth-Change deal: Where it stands | Mayo, feds battle over $11.5M in tax refunds | Nonprofit hospitals invest for returns, not mission: KHN | Delta to up health insurance cost for unvaccinated staff | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

August 25, 2021

6 hospitals laying off workers | Hospitals lose appeal in outlier payment case | Fla. hospital terminates physician who charged $50 for mask opt-outs | CMS ups pay again for at-home COVID shots | 11 Epic contracts, go-lives

August 24, 2021

CMS to delay enforcing insurer price disclosure rule | Miss. hospital sued 100+ employees over debt | Delta variant hinders financial recovery for hospitals | NJ health plan can't pay out claims | 10 states with most for-profit hospitals

August 23, 2021

OIG flags billing errors at 820-bed Ky. hospital | Payers end cost-sharing waivers for COVID care | ACOs don't cut costs: study | UnitedHealthcare to end paper proof of payment in 12 states | New Cerner CEO to get $34.5M in first 15 mos.

August 19, 2021

Wellstar sues Kaiser over $41.7M in payments | 10 hospital credit rating upgrades | Epic adds payment security platform for EHRs | 7 states with COVID hospitalizations at all-time highs | 78% of systems using RCM automation

August 18, 2021

8 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | Anesthesiologists sue UnitedHealth over surprise bills | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | La. hospitals: Medicare Advantage prior auth limits care | Healthcare's richest self-made women: Forbes

August 17, 2021

CMS threatens to pull HCA hospital's Medicare contract | Wis. system fires VP accused in kickback scheme | Anthem, Dignity strike new contract | Health systems miss out on $2.5B in physical therapy revenue a year | AMA issues CPT codes for boosters

August 16, 2021

CMS holds off on price disclosure fines | UnitedHealthcare loses Medicare overpayment appeal | 9 systems with strong finances | Ex-Broward director gets prison time for kickbacks | How much telehealth costs hospitals: 13 numbers to know

August 12, 2021

August 11, 2021

Management failures put Calif. system's Medicare contract at risk | HCA hit with antitrust suit | Telemed co. owner indicted in $784M fraud scheme | 1.1M people got unauthorized COVID-19 booster shot: CDC | 5 payer-provider feuds, resolutions

August 10, 2021

Hospitals can be $3,700-per-day hotels: UC Davis | Ascension settles false claims case | Bank of America's plan to reimagine healthcare payments | Meet Tenet's new CEO | Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget: 5 healthcare notes

August 9, 2021

Cardiologist gets 6.5 years in prison for billing scam | Doximity riddled with vaccine misinformation | Calif. hospital settles false claims case for $11.4M | Wash. system to end contract with Premera Blue Cross | 16 exec moves

August 5, 2021

19 financial benchmarks for systems | What 25 hospitals charge for telehealth | Trump-commuted health exec inks settlement with feds | 11 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Aetna, CVS to enter ACA marketplace in 8 states

August 4, 2021

August 3, 2021

CMS' inpatient payment rule for '22: 7 takeaways | Pa. system sues insurer for $1B | Vanderbilt wants CHS to change collection tactics | Blue plans not 1 entity, providers say | HCA, Tenet sell 9 hospitals

August 2, 2021

July 29, 2021

Northwell loses $1.25B COVID-19 coverage suit | 13 hospitals cutting services | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 5 Epic updates | Infrastructure bill extends Medicare pay cuts, spares provider relief aid

July 28, 2021

8 hospital credit rating upgrades | 20 hospital layoffs | 14 hospitals sue HHS over physician training pay | Ex-Cerner COO joins healthcare payment co. | The No. 1 hospital in each state: US News

July 27, 2021

7 hospitals outsourcing RCM tasks | Epic pays hospitals that use its algorithms | The 20 best hospitals: US News | CHS' billing practices under fire | Fla. physician sentenced in $20M fraud scheme

July 26, 2021

July 22, 2021

July 21, 2021

9 top-used telehealth billing codes | Pay cut forces Health Partners to lay off 560 | OIG: Insurer discounts to encourage use of select hospitals OK | Americans' medical debt tops $140B | Patient: Fla. hospital lost organ meant for biopsy

July 20, 2021

CMS wants bigger fine for hospitals that fail to post prices + 6 more payment rule updates | 21 exec moves | Prime, 2 physicians pay $38M to settle false claims case | UnitedHealth CEO: ER usage may see permanent drop

July 19, 2021

COVID-19 cases up 69% in 1 week | Trinity, Henry Ford workers protest vaccine mandates; 35+ hospitals requiring shots | YouTube health exec wants hospital partners in misinformation fight | What Geisinger, Stanford think of new OSHA rules

July 15, 2021

Aetna drops $50M overbilling suit against Mednax | Surgeons balk at CMS' payment rule | Waystar to buy Patientco | La. hospital eyes affiliation to skirt $200M EHR install | 6 billing fraud suits, settlements

July 14, 2021

CMS floats physician payment rule, wider telehealth reimbursement | Medicare expansion part of Senate Democrats' $3.5T spending plan | Physician sentenced for defrauding 3 insurers | Humana quietly funding clinics

July 13, 2021

7 credit rating downgrades | 15 best, worst states for businesses | CoxHealth, CEO sued over 'COVID' promo code tweets | NM church erases medical debt for 782 households | Meditech names CEO; Cerner exec departs

July 12, 2021

CMS' payment rules for 2022: 21 notes | Hospitals criticize Biden exec order | Hospital prices 'transparent as hieroglyphics' | 10 hospitals with top-ranked community health investments | 30 exec moves

July 8, 2021

July 7, 2021

Surprise-billing rule bans retroactive ED denial policies | Hospitals often charge uninsured at highest price: WSJ | Medicare has new director | Audit questions NY hospital's sustainability | Fla. hospitals brace for tropical storm

July 6, 2021

CMS may link device security to Medicare funding | 'Causing chaos': Physicians slam Aetna's eye surgery policy | 17 states with rising COVID-19 cases | CMS floats kidney disease payment rule | Vt. system seeks 7% commercial insurance price boost

July 5, 2021

CMS pitches surprise-billing rule: 10 notes | SCOTUS to hear cases on 340B cuts, DSH payments | Ohio system to pay $21M to settle false claims case | R1 buys VisitPay | Tenet hospital delays Cerner EHR rollout amid strike

July 1, 2021

Lawmakers seek probe into Tenet's use of relief aid | Hospitals in NY, Neb. end inpatient care | 11 RCM job openings | How much each state spends per person on healthcare | Americans' increasing inability to pay for care: 5 studies

June 30, 2021

'It'd be catastrophic': Dallas hospitals face $1.1B annual losses without Medicaid waiver | Conn. physician ordered to pay $15M for billing fraud | CMS pitches ACA enrollment changes | Ore., Wash., hospital beds in short supply amid heat wave

June 29, 2021

June 28, 2021

Court revives Aetna-Optum 'dummy code' suit | Neb. hospital to close | 3 insurers accused of running 'ghost networks' in Calif. | Key hospital metrics show recovery | Texas physician gets 7 years in prison for fraud

June 24, 2021

10 financially strong systems | Ex-Kan. hospital administrator sentenced for embezzling $556K | 11 RCM job openings | Nonprofit, system-affiliated hospitals more likely to comply with price disclosure rule | HCA to sell $2.4B of debt

June 23, 2021

Most US News' top hospitals defy price disclosure rule | Mayo physician fired after writing book with confidential info. | Cerner exec turnover: 7 changes to know | How 30+ US systems pursue profits abroad

June 22, 2021

7 hospital layoffs | Ex-CEO of Hacienda Healthcare pleads guilty to fraud | LifePoint to buy Kindred | BCBS, UnitedHealth end trademark feud | 5 EHR contracts, go-lives

June 21, 2021

Why 5 hospitals closed this year | HCA trauma fees far exceed rivals | 21 top-rated healthcare financial solutions: Black Book | Ala. nurse fired over TikToks | UVM Health still calculating losses from ransomware attack

June 17, 2021

Supreme Court upholds ACA | Northwell exec: Debt ombudsman to 'check and balance' collections | Tenet to sell 5 Fla. hospitals | 10 RCM job opportunities | Calif. anesthesia group files for bankruptcy

June 16, 2021

Minn. hospital offers 40% off some bills as part of settlement | Elective surgery backlog disrupts Ore. system | 14 healthcare CEOs with best staff reviews | Anthem joins Civica Rx | UnitedHealth's workforce: 6 numbers to know

June 15, 2021

Northwell's new role: medical debt ombudsman | Ballad to abolish debt of 82,000 patients | NY system lays off workers | Top 100 hospitals charge 7x cost of care: study | Most hospitals opt for fee over price disclosure

June 14, 2021

NY hospital halts admissions | UnitedHealthcare delays ER rule; hospitals demand repeal | Cerner cuts 500 jobs | 17 states without surprise billing protections | Hospital workers' suit over vaccine mandate dismissed

June 10, 2021

UnitedHealthcare: 1 in 10 claims could be denied under ER rule | NJ hospital out $1.8M after cost report error | 12 systems hiring RCM talent | 2 Baltimore systems mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff | Humana sued over data breach

June 9, 2021

Hospitals blast UnitedHealthcare's new ER policy | Texas hospital reinstates mask policy | 20 top smart hospitals in the world: Newsweek | CMS ups pay for at-home vaccinations | 4 things to know about OptumCare

June 8, 2021

Lab sues UnitedHealth over COVID-19 test payments | Sutter to lay off 400 | Union severs ties with NewYork-Presbyterian over costs | 16 hospitals seeking EHR, IT expertise | Centura sues crowdfunding site

June 7, 2021

UnitedHealthcare unveils retroactive ER denial policy | Walmart prefers these 17 health systems | Ascension's IT layoffs start with 100 cuts in Ind. | Cerner won't require all staff to return to office | Intermountain's health plan names CEO

June 3, 2021

Texas hospital files for bankruptcy | 1 in 3 hospitals see denial rates in 'danger zone' | Sentara, Cone Health nix merger | 11 systems hiring RCM talent | Cigna, Mary Washington split affects 15,000 patients

June 2, 2021

Supreme Court's ACA ruling looms | Okla. cancer hospital closes | 1 in 3 Americans skip care over cost concerns | Mass. anesthesia group settles surprise billing allegations | Hospital workers sue over vaccine mandate

June 1, 2021

5 systems laying off IT, RCM workers | HHS: Some COVID-19 data reporting optional June 10 | Ascension: Pandemic caused $1.9B hit | Surprise billing fears fuel vaccine hesitancy | 15 top-paid S&P 500 healthcare CEOs

May 27, 2021

DOJ charges 14 in $143M COVID-19 scams | 4 hospitals sue HHS to void Medicare pay ruling | 10 systems seeking RCM talent | Texas NP sentenced, ordered to pay $52M for insurance fraud | Va. system, Cigna hit contract impasse

May 26, 2021

NY system to outsource 500 IT + RCM jobs | Google, HCA partner: 7 details | Meet CMS' new administrator + 15 HHS leaders to know | 6 hospitals cutting services | HHS earmarks $4.8B for COVID-19 testing for uninsured

May 25, 2021

Advocate Aurora to keep 12k workers remote | 10 systems with strong finances | No 'easy button': Scripps CEO on ransomware recovery | Hospitals see margins improve to 2.4% | Anthem received millions in overpayments: OIG

May 24, 2021

Baptist Health ends RCM deal, moves 600 workers in-house | CMS to end Next Gen ACO model | Providence owes surgeon $1 over lost privileges | 6 RCM business moves to know | CDC: Fully vaccinated can largely skip testing

May 20, 2021

HHS must revise hospital DGME payments, court rules | JPMorgan launches health co. | Trinity, Penn Medicine + 8 systems hiring RCM talent | Top 12 health systems for diversity | Wis. employers swap UnitedHealthcare for network vowing 15% lower costs

May 19, 2021

Va. physician gets 59 years in prison for $20M fraud | How many hospital beds 7 EHR cos. gained, lost | Providence operating loss hits $222M | Anthem, Epic go in on data sharing with providers | CommonSpirit, Essentia abandon hospital deal

May 18, 2021

CHS sued 19K patients over unpaid bills amid pandemic | SCA fires back at DOJ in collusion case | Aetna investigates potential 'waste, fraud' at Texas hospital | CMS further delays breakthrough tech rule | Mednax taps R1 for RCM services

May 17, 2021

How Scripps is adjusting billing amid 16-day IT outage | 3 Ascension hospitals to pay $21M for alleged kickbacks | Mich. hospital outsources billing | 22 exec moves | Upcoding suit against Providence won't be revived, court rules

May 13, 2021

'Unique historical fear' of billing could hamper vaccinations at Ill. system | World's 20 largest healthcare cos. | 10 systems hiring RCM talent | Tools + metrics that best measure RCM performance: 2 execs share | HHS mulls fed'l aid deadline extension

May 12, 2021

32 hospitals sue HHS over DSH payments | Hospitals want billions in remaining fed'l aid | UnitedHealth CEO: Negative pandemic effects to fade in '22 | 8 private equity deals in healthcare | Zotec adds 3 leadership roles

May 11, 2021

8 hospital layoffs | Mass. health system to launch insurance co. | U of Miami to pay $22M to settle false billing case tied to physician offices | R1's revenue hits $342.6M in Q1 | RI hospital exec dodged 2 layoff attempts

May 10, 2021

Hospitals get 1st warning on price transparency failure | 3 charged in $46M telemed kickback scheme | Hospitals charge above average $159 for COVID-19 tests | Kaiser's Q1 net income: $2B | Cigna CEO: Preventive care back to pre-pandemic levels

May 6, 2021

What put Mission Health's Medicare contract at risk? | Dignity hospital to pay $10M to settle improper billing claims | 9 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Physicians want insurers to cover COVID-19 gear in Calif. | OIG tags NJ hospital for overbilling

May 5, 2021

Execs misrepresented NM hospital's finances, audit finds | EHR co. to settle kickback charges for $3.8M | The 53 participants in CMS' direct contracting model | AMA adds 3 CPT codes for Novavax vaccine | Cerner CEO to depart

May 4, 2021

R1 to buy VisitPay in $300M deal | UnitedHealthcare, Renown hit contract impasse over 16% price increase request | HHS to pay vaccine fees not covered by insurers | BCBS Assoc. drops rule that limited competition | HCA buys rural Ga. hospital

May 3, 2021

CMS' final CJR rule: 5 takeaways | Kaiser, Ascension Technologies to lay off hundreds | 7 low-value services cost Medicare $500M a year | Fla. hospitals dodge $250M in Medicaid cuts | HCA to sell 4 Ga. hospitals

April 29, 2021

Fla. sues HHS over $97M in denied payments | CHS records $64M Q1 loss | BCBS Assoc. beats cancer coverage suit | CMS star ratings are out: 4 details | 8 hospitals hiring RCM talent

April 28, 2021

CMS floats '22 inpatient payment rule: 8 takeaways | Insurers end COVID-19 cost waivers | Median hospital operating margin: 1.4% | Hospital price transparency PSA debuts during Oscars | Biden's $1.8 trillion spending plan: 5 notes

April 27, 2021

UHS to return $188M in fed'l aid | Top 100 hospitals + 15 systems: Fortune/IBM Watson | Meet Novant's 1st chief of payer performance | Lobbying over surprise billing heats up | Prosecutors seek retrial for health exec granted clemency in $1.3B fraud case

April 26, 2021

4 healthcare execs sentenced in $189M fraud scheme | UnitedHealth's plan to make Optum a $100B giant | 15 health systems with strong finances | Software breach hits 40 systems | HHS' top 10 compliance priorities

April 22, 2021

5 CMS payment models under review, delayed | Colo. Supreme Court to review patient's $229K bill | Biden's pick to lead CMS on hold | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | The telehealth services BCBS is making permanent

April 21, 2021

Stanford Health sues Anthem | 18 highest-paid healthcare CEOs | Harvard hospital settles improper billing case for $2.7M | 5 credit rating downgrades | 10 most common passwords used by healthcare staff

April 20, 2021

Humana overcharged Medicare nearly $200M: OIG | Conifer names CTO | NC system sues insurer over $1.5B payout | UVA Health to drop thousands of suits over unpaid bills | Hospitals bolster opposition to site-neutral payments

April 19, 2021

RCM vendor breach hits 5 systems | Hospital chain reports late payroll | Salary for 29 physician specialties, ranked | 2 RCM leaders on best tech to boost collections | Fla. system to fire nurse charged with threatening to kill US vice president

April 15, 2021

Change shareholders OK $13B UnitedHealth deal | Patient recruiter gets 10 years in prison for telemed fraud | Montefiore fires employee for EHR snooping | How COVID-19 affected rev cycle operations | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

April 14, 2021

CMS bans coding hospitals use to hide prices | Mo. physician collects $26M in wrongful termination suit | Lawmakers urge 'vigorous oversight' of price disclosure rule | 9 best systems to work for: Fortune | House passes Medicare sequester delay

April 13, 2021

9 hospital layoffs | BCBS of Mass. accused of allowing systematic overpayments | 1 dead in Ohio hospital shooting: Police | 7 challenges to comparing prices across hospitals | 31 numbers that show the standing of 4 EHR giants

April 12, 2021

CMS pitches 4 payment rules: 12 notes | Microsoft buys Nuance in $16B deal | Biden's $1.5 trillion budget proposal: 6 healthcare takeaways | Lawyers want $184M slice of Sutter antitrust settlement | CMS adds 24 telehealth codes

April 8, 2021

CMS proposes 2 payment rules: 5 details | SC urgent care network pays $22M to resolve false claims case | NJ hospital, Horizon BCBS end 6-year legal feud | 35 healthcare billionaires | 11 hospitals hiring RCM talent

April 7, 2021

UnitedHealthcare taps new CEO | States ranked by ER visit rate | 12 health systems with strong finances | Cardiologists sue SSM Health for $50M over lost privileges | Prior auths led to serious adverse event, 30% of physicians say

April 6, 2021

Hospital expenses per inpatient day in 50 states | HCA defends ER admission rates | One Medical erroneously billed patients for vaccine | 31 payer exec moves | For-profit hospitals spend more on charity care than nonprofit ones

April 5, 2021

Nev. hospital received $23M in overpayments: OIG | Investment group urges ouster of HCA audit chair | Behavioral health CEO, VP face billing fraud charges | Physicians accuse UnitedHealthcare of squeezing competition | 18 exec moves

April 1, 2021

Wis. physician admits to $26M billing fraud | RCM vendor's ex-employee posted patient info on web | 'A gut punch': Fla. hospitals slam $500M in cuts | Okla. cancer hospital to close | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

March 31, 2021

OIG tags Miss. hospital for overbilling | 74-year-old LA hospital closing | CMS delays some application requests for rural payment model | Northwell hospital charged 30x more for COVID-19 tests in ED | Calif. hospitals sue AG over conditions for deal

March 30, 2021

474 face criminal charges for COVID-19 fraud: DOJ | Ill. hospital CEO suspended amid vaccine scandal | HHS flags $81M in relief aid paid to Calif. clinic | Feds to further review $13B UnitedHealth, Change deal | 20 top rural & community hospitals

March 29, 2021

Ex-healthcare CEO pleads guilty to $60M billing fraud | Ind. nurse charged with felony after patient death | NJ system sues insurer over $2.5B payout | CMS urged to rescind exception denials lowering pay | Patient orgs: 8 health insurance types to avoid

March 25, 2021

Va. health system sues insurer after $150M in losses | Chicago hospital exec resigns amid vaccine controversy | NY hospital reviewing COVID-19 billing practices | Union opposes HCA's purchase of Ga. hospital | 11 hospitals hiring RCM talent

March 24, 2021

Wash. health system blames Cerner for bankruptcy | Novant mistakenly billed patients for vaccines | Calif. med group to close, lay off 151 | 9 hospital construction projects worth $1B+ | Med management firm exec pleads guilty to $91M fraud

March 23, 2021

Hospitals seek billions in remaining relief payouts | New Medicare rule will cut pay to hospitals for some surgeries | Sutter hospital fined after nurse's death | 12 billing fraud suits, settlements | CMS payment models under review, delayed

March 22, 2021

Hospitals hide price data from search results | 14 sentenced in $200M Texas hospital fraud scheme | 10 CMS actions to know | Chicago hospital CEO pushed vaccines to his church | Hospitals ask DOJ to probe UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare deal

March 18, 2021

CMS cuts 4 telehealth services from coverage list | Tenet CFO sells $12M in shares | UnitedHealthcare restores free access to some claims data | Probe launched after Ind. nurse unhooked oxygen from COVID-19 patient | 12 hospitals hiring RCM talent

March 17, 2021

Ill., Texas hospitals mistakenly billed patients for vaccine | LA hospital to close, lay off 451 | Amazon to launch telehealth service nationwide | CMS delays breakthrough tech rule, seeks applications for primary care payment model

March 16, 2021

Largest US hospitals defy price disclosure rule | Baylor Scott & White job cuts, outsourcing to save $600M | Mayo gets $60M gift | Aetna can't seek alleged hospital overpayments: court | CMS ups reimbursement for vaccine administration

March 15, 2021

UnitedHealth, Tenet sued over alleged 'no-poach' deals | 30 best places to work in healthcare, biopharma: Fortune | Medical debt collector may face $21M tab for data breach | Top integrated EHR, RCM vendors for community hospitals: Black Book

March 11, 2021

6 hospital layoffs | Sutter's $575M antitrust settlement gets preliminary OK | Leapfrog adds billing ethics questions to hospital survey | $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: 7 details | Amazon expanding health centers to 5 states

March 10, 2021

Texas pharma CEO charged in $134M scheme | 'Ticking time bomb' could invalidate thousands of health rules: suit | Billionaire unloads CHS stock | UnitedHealthcare denied dismissal of class-action cancer therapy suit | 4 credit downgrades

March 9, 2021

CMS delays kidney care payment model | Tenn. hospital months behind on bills | 5 ways providers can avoid overpayment | 15 hospitals with strong finances | NY surgeon settles fraudulent billing case for $783K

March 8, 2021

UnitedHealthcare advances $100M billing fraud suit | NY physician charged with murder | 100 top rural, community hospitals | Breach exposes 65,000 Humana members' info | Sutter to begin sweeping review of finances

March 4, 2021

Aetna: Mednax destroyed evidence in $50M overbilling suit | 22 US hospitals on Newsweek's 100 best in the world | Mich. healthcare CEO gets 15-year sentence for $150M fraud | Deal may save Chicago's Mercy Hospital | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

March 3, 2021

4 charged in $32M false claims scheme | Tenn. hospital abruptly closes | Optum to buy 715-physician group | 13 Epic, Cerner updates | Calif. hospital CEO resigns after vaccine protocol broken

March 2, 2021

CMS reviewing new payment model | Ga. system warns patients of billing scam | 1 dead, 1 injured in Houston med office shooting | Epic workers, managers clash over diversity initiatives | Tenn. hospital hasn't admitted patients in months

March 1, 2021

Texas physician sentenced for $10M fraud scheme | CMS: Insurers must cover COVID-19 tests for the asymptomatic | UHS cyberattack loss: $67M | $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill heads to Senate | Renown's rev cycle VP on staying inspired on hard days

February 25, 2021

HHS suggests targeted reviews into potential upcoding | 21 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs | Texas healthcare CFO gets prison time for defrauding IRS | Hospital revenue may fall $122B this year: study | W.Va. hospital to pay $320K billing fraud settlement

February 24, 2021

Chicago clinic charged patients $195 vaccine fee | 7 credit rating actions | $114M verdict upheld against ex-lab CEO, marketers | Mass. system gets $800K in anonymous bitcoin donations | Google, Ascension launch EHR search tool

February 23, 2021

Supreme Court won't hear false claims case challenging physician opinion | Top CHS execs get pay raises + 5 notes on insurance exec pay | 7 health systems among 'world's most ethical companies' | IT vendor pays ransom to recover 30,000 patients' data

February 22, 2021

CMS cuts pay to 774 hospitals | NY physician charged with manslaughter in patient death | House Dems' COVID-19 relief bill: 8 things to know | 5 hospitals that tapped RCM partners | Cerner pays $4M to settle retirement plan suit

February 18, 2021

EHR install costs add to Ballad's $49M operating loss | CHS sheds 18 hospitals | Oncologists lose appeal over Medicare pay cuts | R1's annual revenue hits $1.3B | How much Medicare claims dropped at start of pandemic

February 17, 2021

February 16, 2021

How Banner modernized its revenue cycle | Iowa hospital: Surgeon's libel suit poses public welfare threat | 16 providers that paid HIPAA settlements | 18 exec moves | Competing SC hospitals partner to fill emergency care gap

February 15, 2021

Sutter's 277 job cuts mostly in IT | 7 hospital closures | NC system sees physician exodus after HCA takeover | 22 states with telehealth reimbursement provisions | How price transparency may change medical debt collection: Patient advocacy expert

February 11, 2021

February 10, 2021

Hospitals barred from suing over $840M pay cut | Ex-administrator admits to embezzling $500K from Kan. med center | Centene to cut 3,000 jobs | 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minn. clinic | Tenet to retire $478M of debt

February 9, 2021

Colo. medical center apologizes for canceling vaccine appt. over unpaid bill | Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals | 11 health systems with strong finances | Doctors on the Go owner sentenced in fraud, kickback case | Cerner exec turnover: 5 notes

February 8, 2021

Hospitals fight UnitedHealthcare's lab, drug policy changes | 9 hospital layoffs | CEO gets 15-year sentence for $150M healthcare fraud | Vt. ACO sued over payroll data | Novant ends prompt pay discounts at NC system

February 4, 2021

UnitedHealth names CEO | 5 hospital credit downgrades | Tenet ordered to pay $10M to whistleblowing cardiologists | Front-runner emerges for top CMS job | Some physicians halt COVID-19 testing over low reimbursement

February 3, 2021

KLAS: 10 best RCM tools | Fla. hospital fires worker for EHR snooping | Biden's healthcare picks: 35 notes | Pa. health orgs form ACO | 40% of insured patients incur half of annual out-of-pocket spending in 1 visit, study finds

February 2, 2021

Optum erroneously billed patients for COVID-19 vaccine | 'I really feel angry': Insured patients hit with huge bills due to liens | NJ physician sentenced in $24M telemed scheme | NM hospital slated to close | 16 hospitals seeking EHR, IT expertise

February 1, 2021

Cigna ends prior auths for some CT exams | Montefiore fires employee for EHR snooping | GOP senators propose $618B COVID-19 package | Sutter cuts 200 jobs | Athenahealth settles kickback case for $18M

January 28, 2021

Baylor Scott & White to cut, outsource 1,700 jobs | 'Birthday rule' lands parents with $270K hospital bill | UnitedHealth must redo 67K claims, judge rules | NY hospital nurse killed in snowplow accident | Cigna CEO sells $12.7M in shares

January 27, 2021

CMS withdraws 3 proposed rules | 2 dead after hostage standoff at Texas medical office | Humana to open 100+ Medicare clinics | Apria Healthcare pays $40M to settle billing fraud claims | 17% of in-network claims denied by ACA plans

January 26, 2021

7 plead guilty in $931M telemed fraud scheme | 19 hospital credit rating actions | Some large hospitals defy price transparency rule | Delta poaches Mayo Clinic exec | Intermountain's health plan CEO resigns

January 25, 2021

Price transparency updates from Mayo, Providence + 6 others | 897 hospitals at risk of closure, by state | 2 plead guilty in $109M Medicare fraud case | Donors erase debt of 430 patients | Study: RCM beats out IT as top user of AI in hospitals

January 21, 2021

Cigna used COVID-19 hospital surge to deny claims, suit alleges | Biden halts Trump's last-minute health rules | Excellus BCBS pays $5.1M to settle data breach | 5 orgs that erased millions in medical debt | HCA to acquire Ga. hospital for $73M

January 20, 2021

January 19, 2021

Deceptive billing suit against Cleveland Clinic advances | Texas hospital closes over unpaid rent | Cerner shakes up C-suite | Breakdown of 14 new CMS actions | CHS revenue tops $11.7B

January 14, 2021

CMS starts price transparency audits: 6 details | 29 best healthcare jobs: US News | Ex-CFO of health staffing firm pleads guilty to aiding tax evasion | 35 Next Gen ACOs saw savings, bonuses in 2019 | Banner to pay $200K HIPAA settlement

January 13, 2021

AdventHealth's Epic install to cost $660M | 14 highest-paid healthcare jobs | Mercyhealth rev cycle VP on price transparency prep, 2021 strategies | Fitch: 22 nonprofit hospitals hit with downgrades last year | Best places to work in healthcare: Glassdoor

January 12, 2021

UnitedHealthcare suspends some prior auth rules | Ex-Broward exec faces bribery charges | R1 forecasts $4B in new patient revenue | 25 stats on medical coder salaries | Texas, Pa. hospitals lose suit challenging Medicare payments

January 11, 2021

ER operator declares bankruptcy | Healthcare exec wants $43M in penalties dismissed after clemency | CMS updates physician payment rates | Biden plans stimulus package worth trillions | 20 things to know about Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech

January 7, 2021

Fired physicians win $10.6M arbitration award against Tenet | 14 health systems with strong finances | Miss. hospital defeats false claims suit | HHS to dish out $22B for testing, vaccines | DC hospitals treat victims of Capitol riot: 5 notes

January 6, 2021

115 hospitals sue HHS over DSH payments | Northwell rescinds 2.5K debt suits filed amid pandemic | $13B deal: Optum to buy Change Healthcare | Providers favored in arbitration decisions, study finds

January 5, 2021

Ransomware delays UVM Health's EHR rollout | Houston Methodist offers $500 to staff who get COVID-19 shot | 15 largest gifts to health orgs | 7 Conifer leaders to know | Wis. pharmacist who left vaccines out believed they were 'unsafe'

January 4, 2021

46 hospitals sue HHS over bad debt policy | Envision, UnitedHealthcare break ties | Tenn. loses another hospital | OIG suggests changes to CMS wage index approach | Wis. pharmacist arrested, accused of intentionally ruining vaccines

December 31, 2020

2 Kan. hospitals close | Wis. hospital: 500+ vaccine doses intentionally destroyed | 12 latest billing fraud suits, settlements | Montefiore, UnitedHealthcare hit impasse | Price transparency rule may challenge IT systems

December 30, 2020

Hospitals lose price transparency appeal | Judge stops ProMedica from ending insurance contracts | Wash. church to erase $21M+ in medical debt | Hospital workers upset over vaccine distribution | The next evolution of EHRs

December 29, 2020

10 hospitals outsourcing RCM functions | NY hospital staff cut line for vaccine | UCHealth patients sue debt collector | New to patients' paperwork: Binding arbitration agreements | 15 exec moves

December 28, 2020

Duke Health, Geisinger sue HHS over Medicare payments | Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill | 485K+ Aetna, Blue Cross members affected by data breach | 10 health IT trends for 2021 | CHI Fransican, Virginia Mason ink definitive agreement to merge

December 24, 2020

Top 25 RCM software vendors: Black Book | Calif. health plan files for bankruptcy | Wis. hospital sues 231 patients over debt since vow to curb practice | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Chicago hospital committed to closing despite Ill. board rejection

December 23, 2020

Mayo returns $156M in fed'l aid | Aetna sued over denied cancer therapy coverage | Ambulances exempt from surprise-billing fix | Trump demands changes to COVID-19 relief bill | KLAS: The leading EHR vendors for interoperability

December 22, 2020

OIG tags Kan. hospital for billing errors | Fla. physician guilty of $29M fraud | Congress passes COVID-19 relief: What hospitals should know | CMS to start price transparency audits in Jan. | Kaiser to give 85K staff 'hero bonus'

December 21, 2020

Texas hospital settles false claims suit for $48M | Black Book: Top 25 RCM outsourcing vendors | Congress agrees on $900B COVID-19 relief deal | Billionaire sells $109M of CHS stock | 'Bound to be loopholes': Patients may face unexpected vaccine bills

December 17, 2020

HHS sends hospitals $24.5B in relief aid | Intermountain, UnitedHealthcare launch ACO | 1 in 3 would defer COVID-19 care to avoid bill | Home health firm owners charged in $10M billing scam | CHI St. Luke's, BCBS of Texas split affects 65K

December 16, 2020

Chicago hospital can't close, state officials say | BCBS of Mich. to open 6 primary care clinics | RIP Medical gets $50M gift | 10 cities with most people in financial distress | Cerner to buy research firm for $375M

December 15, 2020

Mass. physician indicted in $10.6M billing fraud case | Humana co-founder dies of COVID-19 | Missed opportunities for health IT: 5 CIOs weigh in | Iowa church wipes out $5M in medical debt | MedStar employee arrested, accused of setting fires at work

December 14, 2020

Lawmakers strike deal to ban surprise billing | CHS refinancing up to $2B in debt | Tenn. hospital closes | CMS rule aims to simplify prior auths | 29 Leapfrog 'straight-A' hospitals

December 10, 2020

December 9, 2020

15 hospital layoffs | Average cost of hospital COVID-19 test in each state | Advocate Aurora gives $66M in staff bonuses | La. hospital learns of data breach at payment vendor | Court rejects FTC bid to block Pa. hospital merger

December 8, 2020

Most, least expensive states for ER visits | Leapfrog names 2020 Top Hospitals | Tenn. hospital gave 11% commission for overdue bill collection | Trump plans exec order on COVID-19 vaccines | CDC unveils new ICD-10 codes

December 7, 2020

Baylor Scott & White cuts 102 finance jobs | 4 EHR installs costing $100M+ | CMS delays radiation oncology model, launches new payment model | Biden picks HHS, CDC leaders | Sanford, Intermountain halt merger talks

December 3, 2020

CMS' 2021 outpatient payment rule: 5 notes | VCU Health outsources 577 rev cycle jobs | 8 health systems with strong finances | Tenn. hospital blames involuntary diversion for closure | Montefiore warns of privacy breach linked to billing scam

December 2, 2020

December 1, 2020

Tenet names CEO of rev cycle business | Trump's COVID-19 adviser resigns | Trinity's net income jumps $605M | Ore. nurse on leave over anti-mask TikTok | Calif. hospital server problem exposed patient data for 4.5 years

November 30, 2020

11 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | Sanford settles billing fraud allegations | Billionaire sells $40M more of CHS stock | UnitedHealth delays coding changes | Calif. health system CEO resigns + 9 exec moves

November 25, 2020

November 24, 2020

November 23, 2020

Kaiser EHR error breached patient billing info | 25 exec moves | CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul: 6 notes | Sanford CEO: I've had COVID-19, won't wear mask as 'symbolic gesture' | CMS selects primary care payment model participants

November 19, 2020

32 hospital bankruptcies this year | Houston physician gets prison time for $17M billing fraud | Minn. hospital closes | 16 hospitals hiring Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | OIG: Medicare overpaid hospitals for defunct devices

November 18, 2020

Healthcare exec pleads guilty to part in $1.2B Medicare scam | 13 latest private equity deals | Chinese billionaire sells $41M worth of CHS stock | Survey: Out-of-network COVID-19 test prices inflated | Ex-employee defrauded Ga. hospital to buy 93 guns

November 17, 2020

Kaiser settles false claims suit for $6.4M | Thousands of medical practices close under pandemic stress | 20 most common passwords | Physician urges Beaumont to oust top execs | Neb. rev cycle firm expands

November 16, 2020

31 exec moves | CommonSpirit posts $800M net income | 2 killed in Conn. hospital explosion | Biden's take on digital health: 4 things to know | 12 hospitals have closed during pandemic

November 12, 2020

Va. physician convicted on 52 charges in billing scheme | 'We're about to enter COVID hell,' experts warn | Ore. hospital replacing 2,000 computers after ransomware attack | Biden forms 52-person COVID transition team | 5 states with highest obesity rates

November 11, 2020

Patients report charges for 'super COVID tests' | Tenet to lay off workers, shed urgent care centers | Texas system shuts down IT network | ProMedica hit with antitrust suit | CMS' final Medicaid, CHIP rule: 4 notes

November 10, 2020

Feds charge NJ physician in $24.6M billing fraud case | 11 hospitals laying off workers | Meet the 13 members of Biden's COVID-19 task force | Envision names rev cycle president | 10 states with the most for-profit hospitals

November 9, 2020

Cigna denied COVID-19 testing coverage for 4,400 patients, med group claims | 19 hospitals with strong finances | Epic CEO: Hospitals need 'chief imitation officers' | 23 exec moves | What healthcare execs can expect under Biden presidency

November 5, 2020

Patients report 'COVID' fee on medical bills | UnitedHealth ordered to redo 67K claims | COVID-19 threat sidelines 190 Texas hospital workers | 16 hospitals hiring Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | HHS pitches plan to eliminate unnecessary regs

November 4, 2020

ER physicians accuse UnitedHealth of illegal underpayments | OIG tags Ill. hospital for erroneous billing | Ex-Tenn. health system CEO indicted for theft | 500+ BCBS of Mich. employees take buyouts | Verma: CMS aims to expand telehealth

November 3, 2020

Calif. system pays $31.5M to settle overbilling case | 39 hospitals facing maximum Medicare readmission penalties | CMS finalizes dialysis payment rule: 5 notes | 7 Cerner updates | Tower Health hit with 3-notch credit downgrade

November 2, 2020

October 29, 2020

CMS releases final price disclosure rule: 5 things to know | 13 Epic updates | 6 hospitals hit by ransomware attacks in 24 hrs. | Mass. hospital COVID-19 outbreak tied to eating in break room | 16 rural hospital closures this year

October 28, 2020

CMS releases Quality Payment Program results: 6 takeaways | Medicare to cover COVID-19 vaccine | Anthem's profit sinks 81% | LifePoint partners with R1 RCM | Intermountain + Sanford: 5 things to know about the $15B merger

October 27, 2020

9 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | How HCA plans to cut costs next year | Intermountain, Sanford to form 70-hospital system | 5 hospitals hiring rev cycle VPs | VA goes live on $16B Cerner EHR

October 26, 2020

24 exec moves | HCA posts $668M profit | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Chicago area to lose 14th hospital in 20 years | ProMedica health plan to terminate Ohio hospital's in-network

October 22, 2020

CMS delays cancer therapy payment model | Ga. hospital closes | Hospitals fail to tell uninsured COVID-19 patients their bills are covered | CHI St. Luke's threatens split with Molina | Healthgrades' 214 top hospitals for critical care

October 21, 2020

SC hospital billing error affects 12,636 patients | Healthcare CEO, CFO get prison time for pocketing employees' benefit contributions | Tenet reports $197M loss | What UnitedHealth, Humana, Anthem and Cigna execs are saying about telehealth

October 20, 2020

9 hospitals with strong finances | 4 healthcare execs charged in $55M billing scheme | CommonSpirit, BCBS of Texas split to affect thousands | Calif. systems refused, delayed COVID-19 transfers due to patients' insurance | NH system files for bankruptcy

October 19, 2020

October 15, 2020

Kaiser blasts 30% price hike sought by Ore. system | 8 hospital layoffs | CMS misclassified hospital readmission penalties | Medicare to cover 11 new telehealth services | Trump, Biden to hold dueling town halls

October 14, 2020

October 13, 2020

Jefferson Health to cut 500 jobs | NC hospital gets 7 takeover bids | Medical scribe costs offset in 1 year + 3 notes from EHR studies | Hospitals haven't gotten paid much for uninsured COVID-19 patients | 5 hospitals buying land for expansions

October 12, 2020

October 8, 2020

4 physicians charged in $100M billing fraud | Trump refuses to do virtual debate | 2 Minn. systems to split with Humana | Epic partners with Lyft | Feds: Lawyer tried to extort Baltimore hospital out of $25M

October 7, 2020

6 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | HHS threatens to withhold funding from hospitals over COVID-19 data | States ranked by uninsured rates | Ex-Mayo worker wrongly viewed 1,600+ patients' info | Trump halts COVID-19 relief negotiations

October 6, 2020

LA hospital can force Anthem to cover ER visits | OIG tags Calif. hospital for erroneous billing | 5 states with most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions | UHS hospitals back online after 8-day outage | HCA sells hospital, exits Miss.

October 5, 2020

October 1, 2020

Hospitals get Medicare loan relief | 86 charged in $4.5B telemed scheme | UnitedHealth, Anthem end some telehealth coverage | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent | Hospital execs: Lower reimbursement coming post-COVID

September 30, 2020

Baylor St. Luke's regains Medicare pay for heart transplants | 5 Epic updates | Last night's presidential debate: 7 healthcare takeaways | Wellforce lays off 232 | BCBS of Ariz. CEO: Work between payers + hospitals must strengthen

September 29, 2020

Texas hospital, managers pay $16M to settle false claims suits | IT security issue knocks UHS offline | 5 hospitals hiring rev cycle VPs | House releases $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package | 10 safest states for schools to reopen

September 28, 2020

September 24, 2020

Trump preparing healthcare exec orders | 4-day Nebraska Medicine computer system outage wreaking havoc | Medicare loans leave hospitals in limbo | Sam's Club launches $1 telehealth visits | Healthcare billing fraud: 9 latest lawsuits, settlements

September 23, 2020

Ascension reports $1B loss | House bill extends Medicare loan repayments | Epic EHR to integrate with Microsoft Teams | 10 healthiest US communities | Pa. physician pays $1.2M to settle billing fraud case

September 22, 2020

UnitedHealth accused of illegally deflating reimbursements | 9 hospital layoffs | Fla. physician admits submitting $20M in fraudulent claims | HHS unveils reporting requirements for COVID-19 relief aid | CMS: Vermont's all-payer model needs revamp

September 21, 2020

Hospitals face loss of Medicare pay for failing to disclose prices | 20 exec moves | Geisinger fires employee for viewing 700+ patients' records | CMS finalizes 2 payment models: 5 notes | 8 benefits health systems offer to retain top talent

September 17, 2020

Chicago hospital defeats 'ghost payroll' case | Uninsured rates by state | NY hospital brings back 3,426 furloughed workers | CMS' new emergency care payment model: 3 details | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

September 16, 2020

8 health systems with strong finances | New relief bill forgives $45B in Medicare loans | 11 Cerner updates | Pa. system merger will hike prices 20%, FTC expert predicts | COVID-19 test charges: 1 cent to $14K

September 15, 2020

CMS scraps Medicaid fiscal accountability rule | 10 ACOs with most shared savings | Fire closes UPMC hospital | Judy Faulkner: 5 predictions for healthcare post-pandemic | How Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services enhanced claims processing

September 14, 2020

September 10, 2020

W.Va. hospital pays $50M to settle false billing suit | Hospital employees wrongly viewed George Floyd's medical records | Quorum buys rev cycle firm | Blackbaud security breach hits 11 systems | 8 healthcare jobs with most growth through 2029 + wages

September 9, 2020

Ill. hospital expects $30M revenue drop from new competition | 8 latest hospital closures | Senate unveils scaled-back COVID-19 relief bill | What Google pays for 18 tech jobs | Furlough updates from 92 hospitals, systems

September 8, 2020

Ariz. hospital tagged for erroneous billing | Urgent care network pays $12.5M in billing fraud case | 26 exec moves | Orlando Health forced in-network referrals, surgeon says | Houston hospital voids charges for tests patients didn't consent to

September 3, 2020

CMS' final IPPS rule for 2021: 7 takeaways | NH hospitals: CMS approved discriminatory Medicaid rates | Walmart partners with Oak Street Health to open clinics | Big nonprofit hospitals spend less on charity care than for-profits, study finds

September 2, 2020

10 hospitals hit with credit downgrades | Hospitals want redo in site-neutral payment case | Is Amazon's Halo good or bad for healthcare? | Manager of NY clinics gets 13 years in prison for kickback scheme | 26 hospitals bringing back furloughed workers

September 1, 2020

7 health systems with strong finances | AMA releases 329 CPT code changes | 10 hospitals hiring rev cycle VPs | Tower Health records $19.6M in Epic install costs | How has the pandemic affected rev cycle? 587 finance leaders weigh in

August 31, 2020

August 27, 2020

CMS threatens to pull Chicago hospital's Medicare contract | Aetna fined for denying ER claims | Hospitals face closure as $100B in Medicare loans come due | UPMC's revenue tops $11B | 16 hospitals hiring Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

August 26, 2020

Feds to hospitals: Report COVID-19 data or lose funding | NY hospital will go 'belly up' without changes, chair warns | Advocate Aurora posts $914M loss | PE-owned hospitals charge more, study finds | Physician pays $530K to settle billing fraud case

August 25, 2020

August 24, 2020

Pa. hospital, RCM vendor settle billing fraud allegations | 23 exec moves | AdventHealth posts $799M operating loss | HHS tied billions in hospital aid to reporting data with TeleTracking | Centene underpaid TeamHealth, jury rules

August 20, 2020

Fla. hospital terminates Medicare contract | Ex-CEO gets 3 years in prison for healthcare fraud | White House to insurers: Pledge to expand telehealth benefits | Calif. hospital forced to evacuate | Geisinger partners with VisitPay

August 19, 2020

10 health systems with strong finances | Don't write off neck gaiters yet, researchers say | Texas RCM firm expands | Cleveland Clinic, Aetna partner to curb health spending | Baptist Health launches $100M digital transformation

August 18, 2020

August 17, 2020

HHS sends $1.4B to children's hospitals | 18 latest hospital closures | 'We just want to be treated fairly': Fla. hospitals push for more CARES Act cash | Medical biller gets prison time for stealing payments | NY hospitals take $20B hit

August 13, 2020

Cigna accused of denying reimbursement for COVID-19 services | Waystar to acquire RCM company valued at $1.3B | 266 hospitals with 5 stars for patient experience | CMS expands artificial heart coverage | 351 health cos. make Inc. 5000

August 12, 2020

CMS launches new rural hospital payment model: 10 things to know | Conifer CEO to step down | This face covering is worse than not wearing a mask | Texas system faces $174M shortfall, lays off 200 | 15 states with most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions

August 11, 2020

7 of many Steward accused of illegal 'revenue enhancement' scheme | Tenn. hospital closes | Mass General Brigham expects up to $1.5B patient revenue drop | OIG: Medicare overpaid hospitals $267M | Lawmakers to probe health insurer profits

August 10, 2020

August 6, 2020

August 5, 2020

August 4, 2020

R1 acquires Cerner's RCM business | 9 health systems with strong finances | CMS pitches physician payment rule: 6 things to know | Trump signs exec order to expand telehealth | 10 best, worst states for healthcare

August 3, 2020

Mo. hospital loses Medicare contract | CMS finalizes 3 payment rules for '21: 5 takeaways | Texas hospital scraps $20M Cerner contract | Fla. physician charged in $681M billing fraud | 19 exec moves + 6 hospitals laying off furloughed workers

July 30, 2020

How much fed'l aid HCA, CHS + UHS received in Q2 | W.Va. hospital closes | Maine hospital wants out of bankruptcy to get PPP loan | 16 hospital credit rating actions + 7 hospitals hiring rev cycle VPs

July 29, 2020

Anthem pays $27K bill after TV report | CHS profit hits $70M, plans to sell 5 more hospitals | Tower Health raises $200M from sale of 24 properties | Lifespan pays $1M HIPAA settlement | 17 hospitals bringing back furloughed workers

July 28, 2020

Centura faces class-action suit over billing | Ga. hospital to close | The 20 hospitals on US News' Honor Roll + No. 1 hospital in each state | 9 systems opening hospitals | GOP unveils $1T COVID-19 relief bill: 9 notes

July 27, 2020

9 hospital layoffs, closures | OIG: Hospitals can sell debt directly to RIP Medical | Banner expects $1B in revenue losses | 5 latest billing fraud suits, settlements | Hospitals must tell HHS how they spent COVID-19 aid

July 23, 2020

HCA receives $1.7B in CARES Act cash | COVID-19 hotspot funding per hospital, state by state | Ex-Mayo employee sentenced for stealing $171K | St. Luke's can sue hospital accused of inflating reimbursements | CHS, Quorum to pay $18M to end stock-drop suit

July 22, 2020

Kaleida cites $25M EHR expense among reasons for loss | HCA reports $1B profit | AHA: Hospital margins could sink to -7% | States ranked: COVID-19 positivity + spread rates | 4 disputes involving UnitedHealth, physician staffing firms

July 21, 2020

What hospital rev cycle changes work? 8 execs weigh in | R1 to sell EMS business | Fla. system brings back 640 furloughed workers | 10 states with most COVID-19 restrictions | Who should pay for COVID-19 tests? Vague guidance creates confusion

July 20, 2020

Site-neutral pay cuts are legal, appeals court rules | HHS sends $10B to hospitals in COVID-19 hot spots | Optum's Q2 revenue: $33B | Texas, W.Va. hospitals to close this month | CMS to resume claims audits

July 16, 2020

July 15, 2020

TeamHealth accused of billing fraud | 16 hospital credit downgrades | States ranked by COVID-19 spread, test positivity rate | Lawsuit: UnitedHealth used $1B+ from employer plans to settle payment disputes | Banner inks $200M deal to acquire Wyo. hospital

July 14, 2020

Healthcare billing company hacked; 274K patients' info exposed | COVID-19 aid per hospital, by state | NJ hospitals: Insurers denied 1,000+ claims for COVID-19 care | Hospitals, payers urge CMS to scrap inpatient payment proposals | NY hospital closes ICU

July 13, 2020

Hospitals to get $4B in COVID-19 relief | 8 health systems with strong finances | UHS enters $122M false billing settlement | 9 hospitals return $166.5M in fed'l aid | UnitedHealth reverses policy that limited insulin pump coverage

July 9, 2020

July 8, 2020

July 7, 2020

Calif. surgeon charged in $600M billing scheme | CMS pitches dialysis payment rule: 5 takeaways | 15 states with the most COVID-19 restrictions | 34 hospital groups to HHS: Delay price disclosure start | Top 5 telehealth codes

July 6, 2020

July 2, 2020

July 1, 2020

Former hospital exec charged in $1.4B billing scheme | Kan. hospital to close | COVID-19 to cost hospitals $323B | Okla. votes to expand Medicaid | Trinity furloughs, lays off another 1,000 workers

June 30, 2020

Trinity cuts jobs, projects $2B revenue drop | 25 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest | Piedmont to pay $16M to settle false claims suit | IBM Watson Health names 100 top hospitals | 5 hospitals hiring rev cycle VPs

June 29, 2020

14 health systems with strong finances | Nashville General accused of concealing bailout funds | 22 exec moves | Ex-CFO sues Tenet unit | Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, Meditech: 12 key comparisons

June 25, 2020

HHS hasn't delivered $72B in hospital bailout funds | How the 3 largest nonprofit systems fared last quarter | Ky. hospitals secure $383M reimbursement settlement | BCBS of NC to pay primary care clinics to stay open | DOJ raises false claims penalties

June 24, 2020

Hospitals lose legal battle over price disclosure rule | Layoffs hit Cerner | 10 states with most COVID-19 restrictions | U of Iowa Hospitals workers to give up PTO or take furloughs | 5 systems cutting physician pay

June 23, 2020

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June 17, 2020

June 16, 2020

Hospitals accused of bilking Medicare get $50B bailout | Ill. system furloughs 460 | 10 common HIPAA violations + 3 most common primary care billing codes | HCA to sell Miss. hospital | Telemedicine as a revenue generator: Big ideas from Beebe Healthcare

June 15, 2020

June 11, 2020

June 10, 2020

June 9, 2020

8 nonprofit systems got $1.7B bailout, furloughed 30,000+ | OIG tags Ohio hospital for billing errors | Kaiser returns $500M from CARES Act | 130 rural hospital closures, state by state | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders

June 8, 2020

June 4, 2020

R1 to buy Cerner's RCM business | 10 health systems with strong finances | CMS extends Next Gen ACO program + 4 other payment model updates | 9 states with fastest COVID-19 spread | Kaiser employee inappropriately accessed 2,756 patients' records

June 3, 2020

Private equity lands $1.5B in Medicare loans | 29 hospital bankruptcies this year | Predatory billing report flags 28 hospitals | Funding errors overpay Baystate $63M | COVID-19 billing policies: 5 updates for hospitals

June 2, 2020

June 1, 2020

May 28, 2020

Hospitals lose 'two-midnight' rate cut appeal | Emory to furlough, cut hours of up to 1,500 | Providence posts $1.1B loss | 20 healthcare companies with biggest profits | Beth Israel physicians: Hospitals are paid wrong, and it's leading to financial ruin

May 27, 2020

May 26, 2020

20 health systems get $5B bailout | 10 specialties that generate most hospital revenue | Essentia lays off 900 | Hospital operating margins dip 282% | 11 states with fastest spread of COVID-19 + 10 states with biggest growth in unemployment

May 21, 2020

May 20, 2020

Epic install, pandemic hit Tower Health's finances | BJC furloughs 3,000 | CMS floats nearly 500 new codes | Colo. hospital CEO: 'We made people afraid to come back' | COVID-19 and payer negotiations: 5 trends

May 19, 2020

Which health systems received the biggest bailouts? | UCHealth requires employees to use PTO | 3 states where COVID-19 cases are rising fastest | Mayo's operating income down 88% | Optum strikes rev cycle deal with Tenn. hospital

May 18, 2020

May 14, 2020

CMS offers hospitals $1.9B in incentive payments | World's 20 largest healthcare companies | Hospitals blast CMS for doubling down on price transparency | AHIP to insurers: Extend prior auths for surgeries | 10 cities least likely to recover from pandemic

May 13, 2020

May 12, 2020

CMS' proposed inpatient payment rule for 2021: 8 takeaways | 25 hospitals get biggest slice of $12B bailout fund | Estimated volume loss for 30 service lines | Adventist-led model shifts billing to payers | 16 latest hospital credit downgrades

May 11, 2020

14 health systems receiving biggest bailouts | Univ. of Rochester Med Center furloughs 3,400 | 9 states ready to safely reopen + 32 counties where Americans are staying home the most | HHS extends attestation deadline for emergency funds | 10 exec moves

May 7, 2020

May 6, 2020

Pa. hospital to close, lay off 694 if sale collapses | Hospitals expect $200B hit from COVID-19 | Humana waives office, telehealth costs for 4.5M | 34 states get 'F' for healthcare price transparency | Walmart Health expands as physicians face cash crunch

May 5, 2020

Federal COVID-19 aid per hospital, state by state | UnityPoint gets $74M bailout | 8 states see uptick in COVID-19 cases, deaths | How insurers are using strong balance sheets to help hospitals | IT projects 12 systems are putting on hold

May 4, 2020

Hospitals losing $1.4B in revenue a day | 20 top CAHs | HHS doles out $22B to COVID-19 hotspots, rural hospitals | Cerner's share of EHR market drops | Physicians urge CMS to restart Advance Payment Program

April 30, 2020

CHS, HCA and UHS get $1B bailout | Bankrupt hospitals sue feds to access PPP loans | Ky. hospital closes | 'Free' COVID-19 tests may come with a catch | How Phoenix Children's transitioned 6K visits to telemedicine in 1 week

April 29, 2020

Cash crunch may force 100 hospitals to close | Updated COVID-19 peak dates, state by state | CHS turns profit despite dramatic revenue drop | Optum in talks for $470M telehealth buy | Maine hospital trims workforce by 10%

April 28, 2020

Mayo gets $1B infusion | HHS launches portal for COVID-19 reimbursement | SSM Health furloughs 2,000 | COVID-19 vulnerability: Where does your state rank? | Pa. hospital to cease inpatient care

April 27, 2020

CMS suspends Advance Payment Program | Closed hospitals receive part of $50B bailout | Insurers extend prior auths for elective services | West Tennessee Healthcare furloughs 1,100 | Hospital operating margins plummet

April 23, 2020

HHS divvies up $40B in hospital aid | Henry Ford Health furloughs 2,800 | UnitedHealth exec pay: 3 notes | Chicago Lakeshore Hospital closes after losing Medicare contract | Telehealth reimbursement: 7 things health clinics need to know

April 22, 2020

Tower Health furloughs 1,000 amid dramatic revenue drop | CMS lifts freestanding ER billing restrictions | Hospitals get $75B in bailout bill | CHS to sell Texas hospital | S&P gives 39 hospitals negative rating outlook

April 21, 2020

COVID-19 financial hit forces W.Va. hospital to close | Hospital aid package delayed | Clinicians get MIPS credit for COVID-19 data | Banner cuts exec pay, plans furloughs | How Cleveland Clinic rapidly scaled its telehealth program

April 20, 2020

CMS to release next $30B in hospital aid: 5 notes | COVID-19 peak dates, state by state | HHS language points to surprise billing ban | $41M billing fraud settlement involves 2 healthcare execs | What the surge in contactless payments means for hospitals

April 16, 2020

Tenn. hospital closes | 27 healthcare execs on Trump's economic revival task force | Humana covers 150 more telehealth services | Rural, safety-net hospitals need federal cash fast | UnitedHealth posts $3.4B profit

April 15, 2020

Ariz. hospital bailout requires exec pay cuts | Federal aid per COVID-19 case, state by state | Tenn. hospital settles false billing case | COVID-19 hits rural America as more hospitals close | Fitch puts 15 hospitals on rating watch negative

April 14, 2020

Kan. hospital abruptly closes | CMS delays new payment model | 46 telehealth services UnitedHealthcare covers + their codes | Kaiser taps $2.4B credit line | Physician faces felony charge after altercation over social distancing

April 13, 2020

CMS pitches 3 payment rules for 2021: 5 takeaways | HHS sends $30B to hospitals; CEOs blast uneven distribution of aid | 13 hospital credit downgrades | No cost-sharing for COVID-19 antibody testing, CMS says | Hospitals receive $51B in advance payments

April 9, 2020

354 rural hospitals at high risk of closing, state by state | $30B in hospital aid is coming, Verma says; Dems seek another $100B for hospitals | 23 insurers waiving costs for COVID-19 treatment | Ballad Health to furlough 1,300

April 8, 2020

CMS to speed $34B in payments to hospitals | SC health system lays off 900 | UnitedHealth fast-tracks payments | 700+ Henry Ford Health employees test positive for COVID-19 | CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage rates: 5 notes

April 7, 2020

Quorum Health files for bankruptcy | Moody's: $100B in federal hospital aid won't cover lost revenue | 11 health systems with strong finances | New code released for COVID-19 claims | Tenn. hospital to close April 15

April 6, 2020

NY hospitals face $400M in cuts | OIG report details hospitals' major COVID-19 challenges: 5 notes | Trump administration to use COVID-19 relief funds to pay for uninsured | Quorum considers bankruptcy | Conifer lays off 136

April 2, 2020

OIG tags Pa. hospital for improper billing | Trinity to furlough 2,500 | Hospitals seek $25K per bed from emergency relief fund | How Northwell updated its EHR to manage surge of patients | Ga. man orchestrated COVID-19 billing fraud scheme, feds say

April 1, 2020

Fla. hospital target of price-gouging investigation | Bon Secours furloughs 700, expects to lose $100M a month | Cash-strapped hospitals brace for surge of COVID-19 patients | HCA CEO donates salary to employee fund, NJ hospital execs take pay cut

March 31, 2020

CMS makes sweeping regulatory changes: 6 things you should know | NC health system furloughs 300 | Humana, Cigna waive costs for COVID-19 treatment | 9 health systems suspend billing for COVID-19 | W.Va. hospital to close

March 30, 2020

CMS expands speedy payments to hospitals: 5 things to know | SC, Ohio hospitals halt billing COVID-19 patients | DOJ sues Anthem | COVID-19 threatens to close physician offices nationwide | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders

March 26, 2020

Senate passes $2T COVID-19 relief plan: What's in it for hospitals | Insurers remove prior auth requirements, expand telehealth coverage | COVID-19 hospital charges may top $1.4T | US cities race to reopen shuttered hospitals as COVID-19 spreads

March 25, 2020

W.Va. hospital closes | Uninsured woman wants Medicaid to cover $35K COVID-19 bill | Mission Health issues refunds after billing change | Pa. hospital furloughs 225+ employees | CEOs of NJ, Ind. hospitals test positive for COVID-19

March 24, 2020

Pa. hospital needs $40M or it will close April 1 | Hospitals face financial fallout from COVID-19: 6 things to know | Mercyhealth furloughs employees not involved in direct patient care | $2T coronavirus spending plan stalls

March 23, 2020

Hospitals ask for $100B emergency bailout | CMS waives reporting for Medicare payment programs | Will COVID-19 overwhelm hospitals near you? 16 things to know | Northwell delays bill payments for COVID-19 patients

March 19, 2020

Trump signs $100B coronavirus relief plan: 5 details | W.Va. hospital will close this week | Are hospitals in your city ready for a surge of COVID-19 patients? 4 scenarios | 'Revenue is about to trickle to nothing': Layoffs hit anesthesia provider

March 18, 2020

CommonSpirit halts billing COVID-19 patients | Miss. hospital owner found guilty in $10.8M billing scheme | Trump expands Medicare telehealth coverage | Hospitals seek $1B for coronavirus response | 10 best, worst states to practice medicine

March 17, 2020

'We'll improvise': A cash-strapped hospital prepares for coronavirus | Kan. hospital abruptly closes, blames physicians | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | 12+ health systems canceling, postponing surgeries | Hospitals to Congress: Halt Medicare sequester

March 16, 2020

Medicare pricing for coronavirus tests: 3 things you should know | Advocate Aurora, Providence halt billing coronavirus patients | 16 exec moves | Nonprofit hospitals in these 10 states report lowest expenses | Prior authorization changes for DME: 5 notes

March 12, 2020

Cost of seeking coronavirus test: A $10K ER bill | Direct Contracting payment models: 11 key dates to know | 20 top rural & community hospitals | WHO: Coronavirus is a pandemic | Nonprofit hospitals in these 10 states report highest expenses

March 11, 2020

7 latest hospital credit downgrades | Patient mobile payments jump 63% | NY hospital shuts down ORs after inspection | Billing and coding for coronavirus: 7 things you should know | Ariz. hospitals' billing practices violate federal law, court rules

March 10, 2020

BCBS of Texas will reimburse ER claims, pay $10M fine | VCU Health overhauls debt collection practices | HHS' final interoperability rules: 7 details | Fla. medical biller sentenced in fraud scheme | Why 8 hospitals closed so far this year

March 9, 2020

March 5, 2020

Feds investigating NYU Langone's Medicare payments | 5 hospitals cutting jobs | Hospitals may get paid for treating uninsured coronavirus patients | Walmart Health vs. CVS MinuteClinic: 4 key differences | OIG: Kan. hospital incorrectly billed Medicare

March 4, 2020

14 health systems with strong finances | MGMA calls for changes to prior authorization process | 12 Cerner updates | Why American work culture could exacerbate coronavirus | Nursing home chain settles false billing case for $9.5M

March 3, 2020

OIG tags CHI St. Vincent for improper billing | Wash. health system apologizes for billing glitch | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | CHS to end inpatient care at 2 Fla. hospitals | 100 top rural & community hospitals, state by state

March 2, 2020

Texas health system files for bankruptcy, owes BCBS $29M | CMS' new emergency care payment model: 5 things to know | Hospital expenses per inpatient day, state by state | 19 exec moves | Physician allegedly sponsored UFC fighters as part of $120M scheme

February 27, 2020

Aetna, Optum misused CPT codes to hide admin charges, AMA says | 16 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs | NC AG demands answers from HCA about billing complaints | NY hospitals face billions in Medicaid cuts | 8 latest billing fraud lawsuits

February 26, 2020

12 EHR implementations that cost $100M+ | HCA reverses decision to close Fla. hospital | Uber Health leader: Providers can say goodbye to swivel chairs | BCBS of Mich. expands risk-based contracts | 100 top CAHs, state by state

February 25, 2020

Woman sued over $31K hospital bill: 'I wish you'd have let me die' | 15 women rev cycle leaders to know | Atrium swaps Cerner for Epic | Insurer clinic competition 'very worrisome for hospitals' | CommonSpirit, Kaiser + 9 other systems' financial results

February 24, 2020

NY hospital fails to disclose Cerner billing issues | Mich. ACO exec gets prison time for stealing Medicare bonus | CMS wants to change bundled payment program: 6 details | 25 exec moves | Aetna draws criticism for automatic down-codes

February 20, 2020

U of Vt. Health blames loss on Epic install | Amazon Care goes live | Trump commutes sentence for woman involved in $200M Medicare scheme | Cerner shakes up C-suite | Board member bankrolls hospital network with $17M in loans

February 19, 2020

Tenn. hospital defends suing 11,000 patients over bills | Highest-earning nonprofit hospitals offer less charity care | Fortune names 9 best health systems to work for | W.Va. hospital to close, lay off 600 | Humana tackles inaccurate provider directories

February 18, 2020

Feds: Fla. physician bilked $26M from insurers | Mayo mistakenly accepts 364 students | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | Tenn. hospital misses payroll | Medicare payment change causing home health agencies to cease services

February 17, 2020

Mass. hospital's faulty data slashed Medicare payments statewide | Coding for coronavirus: 6 notes | 13 exec moves | CMS: Hospitals must post prices for these 70 services | How to balance Gen Z's desire for digital health tools with boomers' reluctance

February 13, 2020

Hospitals in Mo., Kan. file for bankruptcy | Anthem, Cigna & more launch prior authorization pilot | Creditor seeks to oust hospital chain CEO | EEOC goes after Yale hospital for testing clinicians age 70+ | Ga. hospital gets cash lifeline

February 12, 2020

February 11, 2020

30 latest hospital credit downgrades | Feds used DrChrono patient data in investigations | Ala. hospital sued 1,000+ patients last year | Patients face 'retrospective denials': 4 things to know | Ill. system to pay $850K to end workers' overtime suit

February 10, 2020

Calif. health system lays off 920 | New federal surprise billing proposals: 7 notes | EMR problems lead to Neb. hospital credit downgrade | 25 executive moves | Google, Amazon raise 2 more reasons to worry about your IT talent

February 6, 2020

HCA wins bid to dismiss ER 'cover charge' suit | 60 systems, Epic oppose interoperability rules | 9 NY hospitals at risk of losing CAH status | McKesson, Change Healthcare to end partnership | How Baylor Scott & White doubled income as admissions fell

February 5, 2020

February 4, 2020

February 3, 2020

CMS cuts payments to 786 hospitals | SC hospital sued over debt collection practices | 17 exec moves | Pa. hospital discovers payroll system data breach | 5 latest CMS policy changes

January 30, 2020

IRS revokes hospital's tax-exempt status | Vanderbilt University Medical CEO: 3 revenue wins for AMCs | Calif. physician group pays $2.9M to settle false billing case | 9 systems opening hospitals | Sections of HIPAA not permissible, judge rules

January 29, 2020

Texas hospital fights $300K typo penalty | Medicare widens DNA sequencing coverage | HHS interoperability rule: Epic, Cerner + 4 others react | Physician settles case over inflated NP charges | 6 hospital bankruptcies, closures + 45 financial benchmarks

January 28, 2020

Payroll problems plague Tenn. hospital | Beaumont fires employee for leaking 1.2K patient records | 5 most-searched medical procedures for cost | Surgeon lets patients pay by volunteering | 16 exec moves + 20 latest lawsuits involving hospitals

January 27, 2020

January 23, 2020

NC health system: Billing victims for rape kits was an error | 16 medical groups back 'Medicare for All' | Microsoft alerts users of data breach | Investigation into CarePoint's finances prompts new laws | Coronavirus: 7 things you should know

January 22, 2020

Medicare to pay for acupuncture | Tenn. hospital misses payroll | CMS: Newark Beth Israel put patients in immediate jeopardy | Gen Z gets medical debt advice from TikTok | Pa. hospital racks up 40 citations, shuts down

January 21, 2020

Epic to stop working with Google Cloud | Aggressive creditor forced hospital chain into bankruptcy, CEO says | Healthcare billing fraud: 5 latest settlements | 19 exec moves | Difference between highest, lowest outpatient charges: 297%

January 16, 2020

Mo. hospital abruptly closes, misses payroll | Dr. David Feinberg: Google 'super proud' of Project Nightingale with Ascension | CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS: 32 things to know | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

January 15, 2020

UnitedHealth posts $5.1B profit | Advocate Aurora's plan to more than double revenue | Wash. hospital lays off 463 | How CVS will lower costs for Aetna members | 10 best, worst cities for an active lifestyle

January 14, 2020

Hospitals sue to halt site-neutral pay cuts | 7 latest hospital credit downgrades | FBI warns of Maze ransomware | W.Va. health system files for bankruptcy | 4 NY hospital execs on what 'Medicare for All' would mean for them

January 13, 2020

HCA acquires tech company | Why 'lien doctors' skip billing insurance | NBA player helps erase $1M+ in medical bills | Court rules against Dignity in out-of-network payments case | 5 startups changing the way physicians get paid

January 9, 2020

Feds accuse Ind. health system of billing fraud | Chicago psych hospital loses federal funding, lays off 275 | Healthcare affordability scorecard: Where does your state rank? | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | CHS settles class-action suit for $53M

January 8, 2020

Mercy Health warns of data breach at RCM vendor | 7 health systems with strong finances | Hospital rates have soared, study finds | Wis. health system will pay $10M to end whistleblower suit | Horizon BCBS issues $40.5M in member rebates

January 7,2020

How UMass Memorial cut exec payroll in half | 22 hospital bankruptcies in 2019 | Calif. physicians pay $949K to settle billing fraud suit | 20 things to know about Allscripts, Athenahealth | Pa. hospital bankruptcy leaves 1,000 physicians scrambling

January 6, 2020

Pa. hospital sent bills to collections before patients | St. Louis hospital delays payroll | Houston Methodist, UnitedHealthcare split affects 100,000 | Cedars-Sinai expands charity care eligibility | 4 new surprise billing laws to know

January 2, 2020

Fla. hospital to close billing department, lay off 63 | AHA largely silent on suing patients for unpaid bills | The decade in healthcare: 12 unforgettable milestones | BCBS of Tenn. specialty drug change prompts backlash

December 31, 2019

Hospital chain files for bankruptcy | NYU cardiologist sues Apple | KLAS' 7 revenue cycle 'unicorns' | Physician charged with murder sues Ohio hospital for defamation | Top physician challenge of 2020: Getting paid

December 30, 2019

Pa. hospital misses payroll | Top 5 rev cycle stories of 2019 | Adventist to take over 20th Calif. hospital | NY launches healthcare price comparison site | Equitable way to pay physicians? Structured salaries only, Mayo suggests

December 26, 2019

Paychecks late at Tenn. hospital | Defective EHRs suffer little in fraud probes: 'Almost too big to fail' | Sutter posts $613M operating loss | Owner, COO of Texas urgent care clinics charged in bribery scheme

December 24, 2019

Kan. hospital's Medicare funding at risk | 7 latest hospital credit downgrades | Cerner's year in review | Hospitals claim VA owes millions in unpaid bills | 10 cities with the largest physician pay growth

December 23, 2019

Aetna, Cigna and BCBS hit with fines over improper denials | 8 latest hospital bankruptcies | TeamHealth's ER billing scrutinized at Nashville General | 20 hospital CFOs, revenue cycle execs share advice, challenges and what's ahead for 2020

December 19, 2019

Ind. hospital suing for bills it never sent, patients claim | BCBS whistleblower warns of 200K 'critical' vulnerabilities | Ex-UPMC nurse accused of secretly recording 206 patients | Viewpoint: Legal medical billing would be fraud in other sectors

December 18, 2019

Hospitals avoid $4B payment cut, for now | Mass. hospital settles false billing case | Memorial Hermann, Cigna to end contract | Leapfrog names 2019 Top Hospitals | 'Rogue' Mich. hospital employee improperly viewed 4K patient records

December 17, 2019

Hospitals lose bid to halt site-neutral pay cuts | NC hospital misses payroll | Grady Memorial flood prompts state of emergency declaration | Texas hospital overbilled Medicare by $10M, OIG says

December 16, 2019

Ex-debt collectors erase $1B in medical bills | Hospitals win millions from CMS | 21 exec moves | NY physician gets prison time in $30M billing scheme | 10 hospitals hiring rev cycle leaders

December 12, 2019

UHS accused of improperly diverting $100M from DC hospital | BJC HealthCare outsources IT, cuts 200 jobs | BCBS strikes deals with hospitals to share financial risk | 4 trends in physician pay

December 11, 2019

Why Anthem doesn't want to own physician practices | Moody's: Nonprofit hospitals' revenue will rise in 2020 | Mount Sinai's ED is a 'war zone,' nurse says | Novant sees success with Revenue Cycle University

December 10, 2019

Humana billing error affects 25,000 members | 9 health systems with strong finances | 300 Mass. hospital employees accept buyouts | Conn. hospitals to receive $1.8B under settlement with state

December 9, 2019

OIG tags Indianapolis hospital for erroneous billing | Key lawmakers reach surprise billing deal | UPMC to close hospital | 11 exec moves | Ky. hospital CEO: Revenue from Anthem can't keep up with costs

December 5, 2019

BCBS: Tenn. hospital uses 'suspicious' billing tactics | Mayo will close network hospital | OIG to recover $6B in fraudulent payments | Deals in the works to create 34-hospital system in La.

December 4, 2019

Hospital groups sue to block price transparency rule | Cerner CEO unveils next layer of Amazon partnership | FBI investigates NJ hospital over transplant scandal | 10 latest hospital closures | 'Venmo it to me': The emerging generational payment gap

December 3, 2019

Hospitals tap into Giving Tuesday | Mosaic Life CEO: 'Medicare for All' would mean no operating margin | Private equity firm sets sights on Quorum Health | 340B hospitals balk at giving pricing info to CMS

December 2, 2019

12 latest hospital credit downgrades | OIG: Medicare overpaid hospitals $502M | Best Buy's healthcare strategy: Get insurers to pay | 10 executive moves + 7 hospitals hiring billing specialists

November 27, 2019

CMS' new Medicare cost tool doesn't work | Ascension's quarterly revenue hits $6.5B | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Idaho university reverses decision to reject Medicaid coverage | 29 best-managed healthcare companies

November 26, 2019

Physicians slam UVA's billing practices | CHS absorbs $47M of patient debt | UnitedHealth to open Medicare hubs in Walgreens stores | Surgeon gets prison time in $580M billing scheme | CMS opens applications for primary care payment models

November 25, 2019

7 bankrupt hospitals will go up for auction | M Health Fairview to cut 500 jobs amid $80M shortfall | Hospitals' uncompensated care continues to rise | Fla. healthcare mogul must pay $44M in Medicare fraud case

November 21, 2019

7 latest hospital billing fraud settlements | Quorum hit with 2-notch credit downgrade amid rev cycle transition | Kaiser plans $13B expansion | Supreme Court rejects hospital's Medicare payments challenge

November 20, 2019

House delays DSH cuts | CommonSpirit's operating loss quadruples | Wash. hospital could run out of cash by 2021, CEO says | Quorum considers shedding 4 hospitals | Cerner moves forward after ending rev cycle deal with Adventist

November 19, 2019

Ex-CEO faces 20-year Medicare ban for billing fraud | BCBS launches national provider network | CHS under investigation by former La. AG | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Surprise-billing proposal targets provider directories

November 18, 2019

17 latest hospital credit downgrades | CarePoint issues 2,700 layoffs | 7 healthcare groups react to price transparency rule | 25 exec moves | Jackson Health VP's advice for rev cycle leaders: 'Dig into your data'

November 14, 2019

Layoffs hit Cerner | Vanderbilt triples operating income after Epic rollout | Dignity Health must face class action over ER fees | Sanford to hire billing auditor | Private equity pushes into healthcare: 5 latest deals

November 13, 2019

CMS wants to ramp up oversight of Medicaid payments | BCBS enters data-sharing deal | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q3 | Ascension leader shares 8 reactions to reports on system's work with Google | 12 hospital credit rating actions

November 12, 2019

Texas hospital operator files for bankruptcy | Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states | NYU Langone reaches $3B fundraising goal | Why a Wyo. hospital's bad debt climbed 50%

November 11, 2019

OIG: Hospitals wrongly billed Medicare $54M | 25 executive moves | Quorum's net loss swells to $76M amid rev cycle troubles | Montefiore cuts 149 jobs | Texas hospital waives bills for 14 injured in mass shooting

November 7, 2019

CEO of Calif. clinics gets prison time for billing fraud | 10 health systems with strong finances | 2 UPMC hospitals denied tax-exempt status | ER nurse stuck with $900K hospital bill for premature baby | Tenet agrees to pay $66M to end kickback suit

November 6, 2019

19 hospital bankruptcies, state by state | Miami system bets bond money on plan to draw insured patients | Kaiser CEO: Some employees would lose jobs under Warren's 'Medicare for All' | Fla. hospitals to list prices for 44 procedures on web

November 5, 2019

Kaiser can't stop Hawaii health system from balance billing | Wake Forest Baptist may bring 800 billing jobs in-house | W.Va. hospital lays off staff amid cash flow crunch | Texas hospital enters bankruptcy | 10 major cities with highest uninsured rates

November 4, 2019

CMS' final outpatient, physician payment rules for 2020: 9 things to know | 10 states with highest, lowest nurse salaries | Warren's 'Medicare for All' funding plan | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

October 31. 2019

Wash. hospitals restructure after rev cycle vendor caused cash flow crisis | CHS slashes net loss by $308M | How 8 health systems minimize billing disputes | CMS urged to delay radiation payment model | Ex-CEO of Mo. hospital admits to billing fraud

October 30, 2019

1,500+ hospitals get value-based bonuses | Humana to lay off 800 | HCA reports $612M profit | CMS pitches paying for advanced cancer screening tests | Ohio hospital nurse on leave over Facebook post

October 29, 2019

Sanford Health inks $20M false claims settlement | Mastercard pushes into healthcare | NY regulator investigates UnitedHealth algorithm | Phoenix hospital to close

October 28, 2019

CMS delays primary care payment model | 33 exec moves + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Texas Health Aetna CEO out after 8 months | Banner acquires Colo. hospital

October 24, 2019

Insurance exec gets prison time for defrauding Pa. hospitals | Billing error affects 82K Texas Health Resources patients | Amazon buys healthcare startup | Ga. system pays patients' out-of-network costs

October 23, 2019

W.Va. hospital files for bankruptcy | Beaumont CEO: Ban surprise billing, don't control prices | FTC orders major payers, 2 health systems to turn over data | Lawsuit delays Baptist Health's $361M hospital takeover

October 22, 2019

CMS loses bid to preserve site-neutral pay cuts | Fla. hospital closes, lays off 300 | UnitedHealthcare to limit outpatient surgery payments to hospitals | 22 exec moves | Mass. AG: Price transparency tools don't work

October 21, 2019

Physician convicted in $12M upcoding scheme | Layoffs hit Dignity Health | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Michael Jordan opens medical clinic | UnitedHealth, Optum offer care + coverage package

October 17, 2019

Tenn. healthcare execs charged in $38M billing fraud case | Cerner sends 1,300 employees to Adventist | Tenet says bankrupt hospital owner needs to pay up | Wayne State to physicians: Join our practice group or you're fired

October 16, 2019

Tenet spends $630K to derail 'Medicare for All' | Amazon funds workers' travel to Calif. cancer hospital | CMS sanctions UnitedHealthcare plan | 17 trends in health IT today | How 340B works with Medicaid in every state

October 15, 2019

9 latest hospital credit downgrades | CDC gives vaping illness a name | BCBS of NC updates protocols after CEO scandal | Prior authorizations are medical groups' top gripe | ACA ruling expected this month

October 14, 2019

Centra resumes billing after 3-month EHR shutdown | 10 states with highest uninsured rates | Feds sue Texas hospital execs over $167M loan | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Rush CIO Dr. Shafiq Rab on using AI to optimize rev cycle

October 10, 2019

HHS pitches sweeping revamp of anti-kickback rules | BCBS plans accused of overpaying NY hospitals by $85M | Cerner CEO outlines strategy behind Amazon partnership | Mass. hospital to close in 2020

October 9, 2019

CHS to erase $50M in medical debt | Layoffs hit UnitedHealthcare | Meet the new brand linking 13 hospitals in Minn. | Cleveland Clinic's chief managed care officer weighs in on value-based care

October 8, 2019

CMS terminates Ill. hospital's Medicare contract | Trump's executive order could lead to surprise medical bills | Physicians, medical group CEO pay $6.7M to settle billing fraud case | 23 executive moves | Ala. system pays hackers after ransomware attack

October 7, 2019

8 hospitals with strong finances | Cerner sends 360 jobs back to Adventist | Okla. hospital lays off staff, halts most services | CommonSpirit reports $582M operating loss | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

October 3, 2019

Trump to issue executive order on Medicare | 56 hospitals hit with maximum readmission penalties | Ill. hospital shuts down | Ransomware disables 3 Ala. hospitals

October 2, 2019

Ex-hospital CEO charged in $114M billing scheme | 10 ACOs with the most shared savings | Hospitals slam CMS proposal to reveal negotiated rates | Biggest healthcare price markups are in Texas | Northwell to build voice-enabled EHR with Allscripts

October 1, 2019

CMS penalizes 2,583 hospitals for high readmissions | 9 physicians charged in $2.1B billing fraud scheme | 13 hospitals with the most ER visits | How Pelosi's drug-pricing plan could wipe out 340B

September 30, 2019

Healthcare execs, physicians charged in $675M billing fraud bust | Baptist Health cuts medical coding jobs | 20 exec moves | Impeachment push threatens bipartisan efforts on surprise billing

September 26, 2019

Medicare billing error affects 411,000 seniors | Blame insurers for surprise medical bills, TeamHealth exec says | Staff shortage forces Tenn. hospital to halt admissions | Hospitals to Congress: Repeal Medicaid DSH cuts

September 25, 2019

CMS finalizes cuts to Medicaid DSH payments | Sutter's pricing practices under microscope | Walmart is building a healthcare workforce | Best Buy could have $46B opportunity in healthcare

September 24, 2019

CMS wants to end 'pay and chase' model | Ala. hospital, former exec strike deal in false billing case | Sanders unveils plan to erase $81B in medical debt | Ill. hospital stops accepting patients

September 23, 2019

17 medical professionals charged in $258M billing fraud bust | Walmart Health taps Zotec for RCM services | Tenn. hospital misses payroll | 27 exec moves | Catholic Health freezes hiring as losses mount

September 19, 2019

Hospitals win challenge to site-neutral pay cuts | Former Texas hospital exec gets 10 years for $16M fraud | AHA urges CMS to delay radiation payment model | Twitter users reveal their most absurd medical bills

September 18, 2019

September 17, 2019

Hospital operator closes facilities in Ariz., Texas after leadership exodus | UnitedHealth acquires Equian | Ohio hospital hit with 2-notch credit downgrade amid IT transition | 10 states with highest uninsured rates

September 16, 2019

Watchdog: Mass. hospitals upcoding to boost pay | Physician charged in $1.2B fraud scheme pleads guilty | 30 exec moves | Politico: Physician staffing firms behind $30M campaign to sink surprise-billing legislation

September 12, 2019

VA may be forced to pay billions in ER claims | 5 latest billing fraud settlements | UVA Health vows to revamp debt collection practices | Surprise-billing proposal gains steam in Congress

September 11, 2019

Rat bite leaves man with $500K medical bill | Crowdfunding campaigns for cancer care often fall short | Anthem restores autism therapy rates after controversy | Hospital operator loses 2 top execs

September 10, 2019

Sutter faces class-action suit over pricing | UVA Health sues thousands of patients over medical debt | 7 health systems with strong finances | Time is running out to stall Medicaid DSH cuts

September 9, 2019

OIG tags Calif. medical group for erroneous billing | Johns Hopkins All Children's faces record fines | 26 exec moves | Miami hospital to repay $412M in Medicaid payments | Pa. hospital closure delayed

September 5, 2019

AMA releases 394 coding changes | Tenet, HCA most exposed to Hurricane Dorian | Fitch: Nonprofit hospital margins rebound in 2018 | Allsripts CEO Paul Black on the Apple Health partnership

September 4, 2019

Sanders wants to pay off $81B of medical debt | Montefiore's operating income drops 50% | Rural hospital staff bought supplies at Dollar General, former nurse says | Why AMA, AHA oppose Apple Health Records

September 3, 2019

CMS wants to change rules for maintaining Medicare billing privileges | 25 exec moves + 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Healthcare exec gets prison time for kickback scheme | Tools, automation and bots: How health systems improved rev cycle performance

August 29, 2019

CEO resigns amid Tenn. system's financial troubles | Why Judy Faulkner says Epic is successful after 40 years | 2 Fla. hospitals stripped of Medicaid funds | OSU Wexner clears $4B revenue mark

August 28,2019

Ohio hospital's Medicare funding at risk | 12 Cerner implementations, go-lives | UNC Hospitals put on probation by Joint Commission | 3 physicians pay $1.1M to settle kickback allegations | Texas Health Resources' net income quadruples

August 27, 2019

Mystery group spends $13M on surprise-billing ads | Physician charged with murder sues Trinity Health | 4 tips from hospital rev cycle leaders + 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Mayo Clinic's operating income jumps 88% in Q2

August 26, 2019

Ex-employee accused of stealing $1M from Idaho health system | 6 hospital credit downgrades | Kaiser to court: Block balance-billing of health plan members | 26 exec moves | Apple Health partners with Allscripts

August 22, 2019

Why a Ky. hospital lost its Medicare funding | Hackers steal Calif. hospital's website domain | Phoebe Putney rev cycle VP's advice on metrics | Trump considers payroll tax cut - what it could mean for healthcare

August 21, 2019

NY hospital faces financial peril without buyer | UHS execs escape lawsuit over billing practices | Viewpoint: Plan to lower hospital prices likely to backfire | Ill. hospital to close Sept. 30

August 20, 2019

Trump's hospital price plan raises thorny legal questions | 29 rev cycle metrics to track long term | Memorial Hermann can't ax $6.4M defamation award | Why 14 hospitals closed so far this year

August 19, 2019

Pa. health system sends bad checks to 800 patients | 27 latest exec moves + 8 hospitals hiring billing specialists | Medical group sues Trinity Health for trying to hire away clinicians | How AI can transform hospital RCM - 5 thoughts

August 15, 2019

Tenn. hospital barred from billing Medicare | 5 latest hospital bankruptcies | Anthem mistakenly sends out-of-network notice | Hospitals lose challenge to DSH payment rule | Penn State Health's VP of Rev Cycle talks price transparency

August 14, 2019

Ky. health system targets million-dollar 'shock claims' | CHS faces $891M class-action suit | Charity care took 5-year dive at Calif. hospitals | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | 3 things Epic has done in the past 4 months

August 13, 2019

11 hospitals with strong finances | Texas hospital closes after 70 years | UnitedHealth: Hospital inpatient prices up 19% over 5 years | Physician charged in $12.7M false billing scheme | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q2

August 12, 2019

Texas health system beats $61.8M billing fraud case | 36 exec moves | Medicare to save $650M under pay proposal | Partners HealthCare nearly doubles operating income | Allscripts to pay $145M settlement over Practice Fusion HIPAA, MU investigation

August 8, 2019

Texas hospital abruptly closes | Aetna risks losing Medicaid contract | Mayo Clinic wins $11.5M tax fight | Integris cuts 171 jobs | Where the AMA stands on surprise billing legislation

August 7, 2019

Ill. hospital files for bankruptcy | WellStar: Anthem deceived customers | CHS doubles net loss | 3 tips from revenue cycle leaders | 1 more system joins NC's controversial reimbursement plan

August 6, 2019

How buying a failing hospital can pay off | 19 exec moves + 6 resignations | Epic consulting firm unveils Cerner business line | 10 states with most affordable healthcare | Vt. hospitals seek rate bump amid financial losses

August 5, 2019

CMS' final inpatient payment rule for 2020: 8 takeaways | Texas hospital closes | Dignity agrees to $100M settlement in pension case | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Why Democrats aren't blaming hospitals for healthcare costs

August 1, 2019

NY hospital with 'precarious finances' secures buyer and $20M | 5 hospital layoffs | Aetna reverses denial of $2.1M drug | 3 steps to prepare for ICD-11 | Payers, tech, hospitals team up on medical claims standards

July 31, 2019

CMS' 3 sweeping payment rules for 2020 | Hackensack Meridian bets big on long-term care | The 21 hospitals on US News' Honor Roll | Hospital groups speak out against price transparency in OPPS rule

July 30, 2019

Fla. hospital: EHR switch led to spike in debt collection suits | 2nd Ben Taub patient found dead in bathroom | Patient data from EHR vendors for sale online | NC reimbursement dispute gets personal

July 29, 2019

Ariz. hospital apologizes for $60K billing error | 23 latest exec moves | Ex-hospital CEO faces new charges linked to $950M fraud scheme | Zuckerberg hospital inks first contract with private payer | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

July 25, 2019

Health plan trained physicians to overbill Medicare, lawsuit alleges | Anthem's profit hits $1.1B | Pa. hospital closure may drive up out-of-pocket costs | Tenet makes bid for Calif. hospital

July 24, 2019

Tenet to spin off revenue cycle business | Mercy Health paid Neil Armstrong's family $6M wrongful death settlement | 10 most, least educated metro areas | Former PayPal exec creates blockchain-based payment system for healthcare

July 23, 2019

Feds: Physicians, CEO of pain clinic chain committed $25M billing fraud | Anthem launches mobile payments app | Utah surgery patient died after blood drained into garbage can, lawsuit claims | Medicare appeals backlog shrinks

July 22, 2019

Bill sent to murdered woman's family was an error, Ill. hospital says | 28 exec moves + 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Cook County Health CEO: Impending Medicaid DSH cuts are 'immoral' | NY physician gets prison time for billing fraud

July 18, 2019

Hackers target Texas health system's payroll deposits | Trinity Health to relocate billing jobs | UnitedHealth's Q2 profit: $3.3B | 4 systems team up to save Philadelphia hospital

July 17, 2019

Pa. hospital pays $2.5M to settle billing fraud case | Anthem fined, ordered to refund members | Calif. system partners with Optum to remain independent | 6 hospitals among America's 25 best employers for women

July 16, 2019

Calif. hospital seeks lucrative title change | Bernie Sanders pitches $20B hospital bailout plan | Covenant Health reports losses after Epic go-live | Minn. hospitals ask state to probe BCBS | How Scripps, Piedmont + 2 other systems are boosting rev cycle performance

July 15, 2019

Mich. surgeon accused of $60M billing fraud | Quality Payment Program results: 5 notes | Why hospitals should hire RCM employees for potential, not experience | 27 exec moves | CMS floats $250M pay increase for home health providers

July 11, 2019

'Burn in hell,' Cone Health manager emails health plan | CMS pitches new payment model | BCBS of ND fined for claim denials | 3 tips from hospital rev cycle leaders + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

July 10, 2019

3 hospitals tied to $57M money laundering scandal | Lawmakers clash over how to curb surprise medical bills | 5 latest hospital credit downgrades + 10 most in-demand medical specialties | Anthem poaches Apple employees

July 9, 2019

Fla. hospital will keep Medicare contract after investigation into sex abuse | MU Health Care offers 'EMR happy hours' | Methodist Le Bonheur suspends debt collection suits amid backlash | 5 things to know about billing for end-of-life care

July 8, 2019

U of Utah Health ends controversial billing policy | 10 health systems with strong finances | The first hep C bundled payment program: 5 things to know | Trump plans exec order on drug pricing

July 3, 2019

Physicians accuse Sanford Health of defrauding Medicare | How states rank for out-of-network ER billing | CMS releases EMTALA guidance | Why healthcare execs should prepare for private equity to come knocking

July 2, 2019

CMS delays claims-processing changes | Mayo Clinic, IRS face off | Northwell's top bill collection strategies | Encompass Health will pay $48M to settle false claims case | Where is the payer-provider relationship headed? 17 healthcare execs weigh in

July 1, 2019

Piedmont launches pay-upfront policy | Philadelphia hospitals file for bankruptcy | 22 exec moves + 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Our Lady of Lourdes settles billing fraud allegations

June 27, 2019

Penn Medicine settles false billing allegations | Fla. hospital's Medicare funding in jeopardy | ProPublica: Methodist Le Bonheur defies IRS rules | Why physicians are adding MBAs to their MDs | Vt. health system enters bankruptcy

June 26, 2019

Nonprofit hospitals more likely to garnish patient wages | Tenn. lawmaker calls for prosecution after hospital abruptly closes | CMS releases ICD-10-CM coding changes | BCBS of Minn. buys stake in hospital's 20 clinics

June 25, 2019

KLAS: 70% of Cerner rev cycle outsourcing clients have buyer's remorse | Ex-Iowa hospital CEO charged with theft | Trump orders transparency on healthcare costs: 7 things to know | 19 billionaires say 'tax us,' use revenue for public health

June 24, 2019

Ill. health system's finances under fire | Cerner EHR outage at 26 UHS hospitals | FBI probes whether uBiome used improper billing codes | Surprise billing legislation might be unconstitutional

June 20, 2019

LabCorp faces lawsuit for alleged failure to monitor billing vendor | 1 in 6 ER visits results in surprise billing | Leaders rank 10 vendors for complex claims solutions | Average hospital readmission costs for 18 diagnoses

June 19, 2019

Wash. hospital on 5th day of paper documentation amid EMR issues | Senate tackles surprise medical bills: 5 notes | Coalition wants Johns Hopkins to drop medical debt lawsuits | Dana-Farber RCM leader Melissa Shore's daily mantra

June 18, 2019

Cardiologist convicted in 'fountain of youth' billing fraud scam | MedPAC: Ditch 'incident to' billing | Beacon Health accused of denying payments amid Anthem takeover | HCA fires back in ER 'cover charge' suit

June 17, 2019

Patient sues Wash. hospital over ER 'cover charge' | Trump: Healthcare plan coming in next couple months | Tenn. hospital abruptly closes | 31 exec moves | Viewpoint: Insurers must do more to stop surprise medical bills

June,13 2019

Kaiser sues over 'unfair billing practices' | Saudi prince denies owing Boston Children's $3.5M | National healthcare scorecard: Where does your state rank? | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent

June 12, 2019

DOJ targets hospital EHR incentive payments | Quorum set to close Ill. hospital | AMA calls for new payment models | Advocate Aurora offers early retirement buyouts

June 11, 2019

Epic and Humana partner | 5 phrases people in finance should never use | Medical cost-sharing ministries face surge in complaints | Mo. hospital closes | 6 ways to combat tech resistance in the workplace

June 10, 2019

LA physician convicted in $33M billing fraud scheme | 27 exec moves + 11 hospital closures | Tenn. hospital blames billing switch for financial woes | UnityPoint Health launches $100M venture fund | OIG tags Ariz. hospital for inaccurate wage data

June 6,2019

UPMC backpedals on prepay policy | Accountant embezzles $558K from Mo. health system | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent + 71 community hospital CIOs to know | Medicare termination forces Ky. hospital to halve workforce

June 5, 2019

13 health systems with strong finances | BCBS calls for balance billing ban | 5 things to know about Optum Bank | 10 best, worst states for jobs | Atrius slashes annual EHR clicks by 50M

June 4, 2019

UnitedHealth to Supreme Court: Uphold controversial billing tactic | Kan. hospital allegedly made false claims about EHR tech | CHS sued for securities fraud | CMO's plea: Don't destroy Ariz. hospitals' patient records | Trump administration caused healthcare prices to rise, EmblemHealth CEO says

June 3, 2019

Supreme Court sides with hospitals in multibillion-dollar payment dispute | 17 exec moves | Mass. hospitals stockpile $1.6B in offshore accounts | Oklahoma Heart Hospital settles billing fraud allegations | Federal plan would change medical debt collection rules

May 30, 2019

Vt. hospital will enter bankruptcy | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Tenn. hospital to lose Medicare billing privileges | 32 highest-paid healthcare CEOs | Mercy Health to sell majority stake in RCM firm

May 29, 2019

Ky. hospital loses Medicare contract | 'Burnout' gets new code | UnitedHealth: Price variation in healthcare leads to overspending | Ill. health system sued over billing practices

May 28, 2019

10 latest hospital credit downgrades | Ex-Pa. health system COO faces 42 charges linked to $1.3M fraud | Change Healthcare doubles IPO target | 23 exec moves | Federation of American Hospitals CEO weighs in on surprise medical bills

May 23,2019

Quorum targets $50M boost from rev cycle deal | UnitedHealth named most valuable healthcare brand | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Political uncertainty could sink healthcare M&A

May 22, 2019

Medical groups' risk-based revenue grows | Henry Ford's net income surges 500% | Mike Pence's quiet takeover of HHS | Average PA salary in all 50 states | Wash. enacts law to stop surprise medical bills

May 21,2019

Insurers find ways to deny mental health claims | 150 top places to work in healthcare | Physician says fraudster stole his identity to bilk Medicare | 20 healthcare orgs recognized for rev cycle performance | Top 10 states for physician pay

May 20, 2019

Patients sue HCA over ER 'cover charge' | 41 healthcare companies make Fortune 500 | JPMorgan buys InstaMed for $500M+ | CRNA pay in 50 states + 22 exec moves

May 16, 2019

Lagging reimbursement forces Chicago hospital to lay off staff | Secret Service: ProMedica employee stole patient info | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | DC votes to close city's only public hospital

May 15, 2019

Top 10 revenue-generating specialties for hospitals | Why patients are giving up on portals | House unveils plan to end surprise medical bills | 5 latest billing fraud settlements | Average physician pay in 50 states

May 14, 2019

Ala. hospital in danger of closing as physicians leave town | Average RN pay in 50 states | Memorial Hermann staffer 'improperly' used patient credit card info | Miss. hospitals pitch $20-a-month insurance plan

May 13, 2019

What private plans pay hospitals vs. Medicare rates | Fla. physician charged with manslaughter | 27 exec moves + 15 health plans members like most | Zuckerberg hospital to lose revenue after billing revamp

May 9, 2019

Hospital chain goes bankrupt after Medicare payments drop | UnitedHealth launches maternity bundles | Private plans pay hospitals 241% more than Medicare | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent + RCM tip of the day

May 8, 2019

Feds want app to compare hospital prices | 11 health systems with strong finances | Insurers mull coverage for Pfizer's $225K heart drug | 12 exec resignations | Hedge fund manager predicts CHS will go bankrupt

May 7, 2019

Wash. health system enters bankruptcy, cites issues with rev cycle vendor | Mayo Clinic swindled out of $71K | Most-Googled disease by state | SSM Health rolls out $25 virtual visits

May 6, 2019

Texas, Maine hospitals at risk of losing Medicare funding | Vulnerability found in Philips EMR | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q1 | Cleveland Clinic, Brigham, Stanford execs on healthcare's most promising tech

May 2, 2019

Judge recuses himself from UnitedHealth case over 'immoral' cancer treatment denial | 15 most common passwords + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | DOJ moves to strike down ACA | Wall Street giant goes active on Quorum

May 1, 2019

Aetna hit with lawsuit over readmission payment policy | Ex-Fla. hospital CEO pays $3.5M to end false billing case | Walmart has no shelf space for hospitals' shoddy healthcare | Wash. hospitals must wait longer to send bills to collections

April 30, 2019

CHI Franciscan inks $25M settlement over charity care practices | Why employers are avoiding Ind. hospitals | Investors sue UnitedHealth | 14 CEOs say NC is ready for Medicaid expansion

April 29, 2019

Aetna quietly settles suit over claim denials | New payroll system at Hackensack Meridian brings disorder to paychecks | 20 exec moves + 15 latest healthcare lawsuits | HHS to cap HIPAA fines

April 25, 2019

Okla. hospital down to 8 employees after missing payroll | Physician shreds evidence during billing fraud probe | CMS unveils 3 payment models for Medicaid programs | Athenahealth cuts jobs

April 24, 2019

Okla. hospital down to 8 employees after missing payroll | Physician shreds evidence during billing fraud probe | CMS unveils 3 payment models for Medicaid programs | Athenahealth cuts jobs

April 24, 2019

What 25 healthcare CEOs earned last year + 5 highest-paying jobs in medicine | CMS' proposed IPPS rule for 2020: 9 takeaways | NY hospital cuts robotic surgeries to shore up finances | Church wipes out $2M in medical debt

April 23, 2019

Ex-owners used Mo. hospital to run elaborate billing scheme, lawsuit says | CMS launches 5 new payment models | 5 medical billing trends + 100 great hospitals in America | UnitedHealth CEO's compensation topped $21M in 2018

April 22, 2019

Former Pa. health exec accused of stealing $1.3M | 'Medicare for All' plans would drain hospitals of billions | 210 rev cycle companies to know + 29 latest exec moves | Legal loophole lets SC hospitals seize tax refunds

April 18, 2019

Mo. hospital fights for Medicare funding after owner goes bankrupt | Zuckerberg hospital overhauls its billing practices | Humana launches oncology payment model | Patient vents on medical billing: 'Was I supposed to wake up and say, 'No, stay in network'?'

April 17, 2019

Judge to Ill. hospital: Restore services or pay $200K a day | 5 leaders behind Amazon's health push | Death of La. nurse attacked by patient ruled a homicide | Health iPass, athenahealth partner on patient collections

April 16, 2019

Hospitals' readmission fines drop | UnitedHealth posts $3.5B profit | Quorum sells Texas hospital | Why 8 hospitals have closed this year + 3 ways payers are aggressively driving patients to ASCs

April 15, 2019

HHS hit with class-action over suspended Medicare payments | Sutter will pay $30M to settle upcoding allegations | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent + 24 exec moves | UHS must face claims it held patients illegally to boost revenue, investors say

April 11, 2019

Ex-MetroHealth COO gets 15 years for defrauding hospital | Boston Children's sues Saudi prince over $3.5M bill | Pelosi urges Congress to ease Medicaid payment cuts | Chicago hospital pitches $22.5M deal to expand footprint

April 10, 2019

Feds charge 2 dozen in $1.2B telemedicine scam | 17 healthcare CEOs make list of overpaid execs | UnitedHealth expands bundled payments | 12 hospital bankruptcies + 29 physician specialties ranked by annual compensation

April 9, 2019

9 hospitals with strong finances | McConnell to AHA: 'Medicare for All' is bad news for your hospitals | IT disturbance downs Ky. hospital EHR | Calif. hospital apologizes for secretly recording patients

April 8, 2019

Healthcare exec convicted in $1B billing fraud case | Pa. hospital to lay off 175 | 6 RCM tips + 23 exec moves | IBM's AI knows who wants to quit

April 4, 2019

Ark. hospital enters bankruptcy | Amazon's Alexa is now HIPAA compliant | Pa. hospital's payroll troubles persist amid federal investigation | Walmart increasingly comparing physicians' costs

April 3, 2019

UnitedHealth, AMA pitch nonmedical billing codes | Duke Health, BCBS of NC launch insurance company | 8 costliest chronic diseases | Union billboards highlight Cedars-Sinai profits, CEO pay

April 2, 2019

Frustrated physicians flock to EMR parody account | 11 hospital credit rating actions + 4 top reasons ASC claims are denied | Americans borrowed $88B last year to pay for healthcare | Calif. hospital secretly recorded 1,800 patients, lawsuit claims

April 1, 2019

Mo. hospital struggles to regain Medicare funding | 28 latest exec moves | Fresenius pays $231M to settle bribery charges | New law requires Colo. hospitals to report annual spending

March 28, 2019

Pa. hospital CEO blames unpaid accounts for payroll problems | Bills for Atrium patients drop after vendor switch | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | Upcoming webinar: Improve clinical, financial outcomes with a regional communication network

March 27, 2019

Billing errors plague NY hospital patients | CMS to Detroit hospital: Fix problems by April 15 or lose Medicare funding | Judge tosses Epic's worker wage lawsuit | W.Va. hospital, CEO hit with kickback allegations

March 26, 2019

Experts say Apple could get into medical billing | 20 cities with highest, lowest physician compensation | Cardiologists sue Tenet, allege cost-cutting led to patient deaths | Uncompensated care would spike 82% if ACA repealed, study finds

March 21, 2019

States are using Medicare rates to rein in hospital payments | MD gets 7 years in prison for billing fraud | DrChrono offers free EHR trial | Hospital rev cycle trends to watch in 2019 - 8 thoughts

March 20, 2019

Patient sues Northwestern after records posted to Twitter | FTC: Fake health insurer charging members millions | Seasonality affects hospital revenue: 10 things to know | CHS made false EHR claims, whistleblowers say

March 19, 2019

NY hospital settles with Cerner over billing problems | 10 hospitals hiring RCM talent | La. hospital accuses former exec of embezzling $810K | Insurers, hospitals spar over surprise billing

March 18, 2019

Amazon now accepts health savings accounts | 2 Kan. hospitals file for bankruptcy | 30 exec moves + 5 latest hospital layoffs | Cleveland Clinic's net income drops 91% on heavy investment losses

March 14, 2019

Cigna opposes bankrupt hospital chain's plan to offload clinics | Court: Ariz. hospitals can't impose financial liens on patients | Humana launches new bundled payment model | Abrupt closure of 2 Kan. hospitals sparks AG investigation

March 13, 2019

Kan. hospital closes after facing overdue bills | 5 BCBS plans to combine | Physician admits to orchestrating $16M false billing scheme | Hospitals gear up to challenge Trump's price transparency proposal

March 12, 2019

Tenn. hospital files for bankruptcy | 10 metro areas with highest healthcare prices + 12 health systems with strong finances | How Novant alerts patients of split billing | Hospitals shell out millions for CAR-T, but aren't getting paid

March 11, 2019

CMS terminates Mo. hospital's Medicare funding | NY hospital loses $38M due to billing system problems | The 293 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS | Pa. hospitals test new payment model

March 7, 2019

Chicago hospital fires dozens for snooping in Jussie Smollett's records | Reimbursement cuts force Ala. hospital to close | High deductibles aren't getting patients to price shop | Court upholds Colo. hospital 'bed tax'

March 6, 2019

How a payroll employee allegedly stole $550K from NY hospitals | UnitedHealth improperly denied claims, judge rules | Pa. hospital shortchanges workers' paychecks | No raise for CHS' CEO in 2019

March 5, 2019

Chicago hospital's Medicare overpayments climb to $21M | HHS working on new payment model | 9 exec resignations + 7 latest hospital credit downgrades | Ex-Mayo Clinic employee faces 10 felony charges for alleged theft

March 4, 2019

Anthem sued for sending massive checks to patients | CMS cuts payments to 800 hospitals | BCBS of NC to reimburse 700,000 members after exceeding cost cap | Tenn. hospital closes, lays off 146

February 28, 2019

Molina among ACA plans with highest denial rates | Patient shoots physician at Fla. hospital | Colo. hospitals deny shifting more costs to insurers | CHS sells bonds to shrink $13B debt load

February 27, 2019

Fla. hospital bills patient $48K for rabies treatment | Medicare suspension leaves nurses unpaid for months | UnitedHealth, Anthem, Permanente physicians: It's time hospitals, payers trust each other | Physicians accepted $40M in kickbacks from Texas hospital, feds say

February 26, 2019

Texas hospital owner convicted in $20M billing fraud scheme | Medicare chief wants to overhaul primary care payments | BCBS of Mich. accused of charging hidden fees | Tax-exempt hospitals to get an IRS checkup

February 21, 2019

NC hospital forced into bankruptcy | Aetna settles claims denial lawsuit | EHRs inaccessible amid creditor dispute at Ariz. hospitals | CHS' loss shrinks to $328M in Q4

February 20, 2019

Wash. hospital lays off staff, freezes wages to stay afloat | Walmart slashes price of virtual visits | Hundreds of patient records found burning near Atlanta hospital | 10 states with the most rural hospitals at high financial risk

February 19, 2019

Okla. hospital misses payroll - again | 10 healthiest + unhealthiest cities | Mayo's annual revenue climbs to $12.6B amid EHR move | RCM tip of the day + 8 latest healthcare billing fraud settlements

February 18, 2019

Prime Healthcare, CEO settle billing fraud case | 26 exec moves + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Ark. hospital's power shut off due to nonpayment | How CMS' newest innovation model will change telehealth payments

February 14, 2019

Ind. hospital tagged for erroneous billing | Cerner will debut 'longitudinal patient records' by next year | Okla. hospital's Medicare funding in jeopardy | Blue Shield underpaid Calif. health system for ER services, jury finds

February 13, 2019

NC hospital misses payroll | Tower Health's finances dragged down by Epic install costs, claim denials | Viewpoint: Arbitration for surprise medical bills just 'kicks the can down the road' | 100 hospital CIOs to know

February 12, 2019

14 hospitals with strong finances | Catholic Health invests $100M+ in Epic EHR | Physician gets 75 months in prison for billing fraud | Providence St. Joseph acquires blockchain-powered rev cycle platform

February 11, 2019

10 arrested in $42M healthcare billing fraud scheme | R1 RCM, Intermountain to open tech center | Ga. hospital pays $5M to resolve false claims case | HHS proposes free patient access to electronic health data

February 7, 2019

Anthem hit with class-action suit | Trinity makes major workforce changes to centralize billing | 9 new private equity deals in healthcare + 18 latest hospital exec resignations | How baseball-style arbitration could fix healthcare billing

February 6, 2019

Okla. hospital's Medicare funding at risk | Cleveland Clinic, Kroger, Anthem strike bundled payment deal | Trump calls on hospitals to 'disclose real prices' | Nurse accused of fatal drug swap error indicted

February 5, 2019

Hospitals warn patients about 'split billing' | Google may be building an EHR | Vt. health system slashes jobs, wages to stay afloat | Johns Hopkins All Children's could lose Medicare funding

February 4, 2019

Okla. hospital misses payroll for 2nd time | Zuckerberg hospital pauses balance billing | 37 exec moves + 15 things to know about medical coding | Companies get into the patient 'risk score' business

January 31, 2019

UnitedHealth stops sharing claims data with HCCI | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent + 5 latest healthcare layoffs | New details on Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture emerge | Epic named 'Best in KLAS' overall software suite

January 30, 2019

Billing scam sends ex-hospital CEO to prison | $2M medical billing error traced to mistaken identity | How 3 hospital leaders would improve the rev cycle process | MU Health eyes cuts to boost profits

January 29, 2019

Maine hospital files for bankruptcy | Apple, Aetna create health app | 2 Detroit hospitals at risk of losing Medicare contracts | NY hospital let woman end life support for stranger, lawsuit claims

January 28, 2019

Vt. hospital backtracks on questionable bills | Amazon now sells hospital rooms | Zuckerberg hospital slashes $20K ER bill to $200 | HCA bumps debt sale to $1.5B

January 24, 2019

Ex-Fla. hospital director admits role in $1B fraud scheme | Trump targets surprise medical bills | Ascension restructures leadership | Pa. hospital ends fight for $5M in Medicare reimbursement

January 23, 2019

38 hospitals sue HHS over site-neutral payments | Patient fatally shoots himself at Va. hospital | 5 health systems enact billing changes for federal workers | Vanderbilt to advise Epic on voice assistant project

January 22, 2019

Ohio hospital loses Medicare certification | CMS updates 2 payment models | Pa. hospital, 3 execs tied to criminal probe | Bankrupt hospital chain receives $610M bid

January 17, 2019

Ga. health system duped out of $1.2M recovers funds | Apple should buy Epic, says Jim Cramer | PA median salary for all 50 states | Supreme Court hears arguments in Medicare DSH case

January 16, 2019

Coding error leads to $5K charge for 4 stitches | Pa. hospital workers go unpaid | America's 8 largest health insurers | A recession is coming: What it could mean for healthcare

January 15, 2019

Cerner to pivot from EHRs to platforms | Ariz. hospital hit with lawsuit over unpaid bills | Ex-Humana director launches website to compare hospital prices | Mont. hospital pays $10M to settle kickback suit

January 14, 2019

Physician assistant admits role in $1B billing fraud scheme | No. 1 takeaway from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference | CHS' $900M hospital divestiture plan | Wyo. health system allegedly overcharged patients to boost profits

January 10, 2019

Epic hit with lawsuit | Healthcare CEO pleads guilty in bribery case | 3 rev cycle highlights from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference | Policy viewpoint: End outrageous air ambulance bills

January 9, 2019

Medicare appeals backlog shrinks | 14 latest hospital exec resignations | Pa. hospital misses payroll for 9th time | 40% of rev cycle leaders don't discuss charge capture regularly

January 8, 2019

Swindler dupes Ga. health system out of $1.2M | 8 health systems with strong finances | Zuckerberg criticized over billing at Calif. hospital with his name | 46 RCM tips + 21 hospital closures

January 7, 2019

Collections backlog forces Pa. hospital to delay paychecks | Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states | AHA: Medicare underpaid hospitals by $53.9B | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

January 3, 2019

Healthcare's top 10 billionaires | Medicare bundled payment program cuts joint replacement costs | Trump predicts Supreme Court will overturn ACA | 3 more execs resign from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

January 2, 2019

Minn. hospital apologizes for billing mistake | Tenet, Cigna reach last-minute deal | Tenn. hospital CEO blames funding cuts for power outage | Dr. Toby Cosgrove: 2019 will be the year of telehealth

December 31, 2018

Ky. hospital blames Medicare error for delay in paying workers | Bankrupt hospital chain receives $63M bid | Kan. hospital to close | Judge blocks policy cutting drug payments to hospitals

December 27, 2018

CHS, Steward battle over unpaid bills in 8-hospital deal | UnitedHealthcare, Duke LifePoint negotiations reach critical point | Ambulance company pays $300K to resolve false billing probe | Top 10 healthcare finance stories of 2018

December 26, 2018

W.Va. hospital, CEO hit with federal kickback suit | Nurses paying for supplies at Okla. hospital | 13 hospital credit rating actions | CHS to close 2 hospitals

December 24, 2018

CMS overhauls ACO program | 36 exec moves + 7 hospital credit downgrades | Owner of medical equipment company gets prison time for billing fraud | How 5 hospitals are tackling their top revenue cycle challenges

December 20, 2018

BJC HealthCare's payment portal hit by malware | Former Cleveland Clinic exec gets prison time in $2.7M fraud scheme | 6 healthcare jobs with biggest paychecks | Cigna, Express Scripts finalize $67B deal

December 19, 2018

SC hospital closes | Sarah Kliff crowdsourced 1,100+ ER bills: 5 takeaways on what she found | Insurance agency CEO allegedly defrauded BCBS of $10M | 23 risks for healthcare organizations in 2019

December 18, 2018

Average cost per inpatient admission tops $22K | Baptist Healthcare reverses $69M operating loss | 14 latest hospital bankruptcies | ACA ruling won't affect credit of nonprofit hospitals, Moody's says

December 17, 2018

Pa. health system, CEO will pay $12.5M to resolve billing probe | Molina Healthcare battles with its founding family | 4 hospitals miss payroll in Okla., Tenn. | 100 hospitals with great orthopedic programs

December 13, 2018

CMS updates hospital price transparency requirement - again | Aurora Health agrees to $12M deal to end fraud accusations | Texans vulnerable to surprise medical bills | 'Staffing situation' forces Baylor Scott & White hospital to suspend some services

December 12, 2018

Mich. hospital CEO will take pay cut to boost facility's finances | Sutter Health mischarged Medicare Advantage, lawsuit claims | Pa. hospital to close | Trinity Health gets $86M revenue boost from new hospital

December 11, 2018

6 physicians charged in $464M billing fraud scheme | Glassdoor: 9 best hospitals to work for in 2019 | BCBS, AHIP + 7 other groups unite to fight surprise medical bills | Partners' operating income soars 489%

December 10, 2018

Ky. hospital files for bankruptcy | ProMedica physicians: Aetna hasn't raised rates in 6 years | 12 health systems with strong finances + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Amazon's healthcare hiring spree: 4 things to know

December 6, 2018

Texas hospital bills wrong patient $13K | Hospitals sue over site-neutral payments | Allscripts confirms layoffs | 55% of hospitals earn payment bump under Value-based Purchasing Program

December 5, 2018

Texas hospital bills wrong patient $13K | Hospitals sue over site-neutral payments | Allscripts confirms layoffs | 55% of hospitals earn payment bump under Value-based Purchasing Program

December 4, 2018

Tower Health cuts charges by 30% | Tenet sells off health plan | Deputies shoot, kill patient at Fla. hospital | Anthem's retroactive denial policy keeps patients from seeking care, physicians say

December 3, 2018

Nurse pleads guilty in $65M telemedicine fraud scheme | 6 revenue cycle predictions for 2019 | 7 NY hospitals agree to stop improper billing | Cleveland Clinic's operating income jumps 76%

November 29, 2018

Vanderbilt at risk of losing Medicare billing privileges | Competition drops in health insurance markets | Ex-hospital employee used fake name to disparage CHS | NC urges feds to recover millions in hospital overpayments

November 28, 2018

2 former hospital CEOs fight kickback charges | CMS launches cost estimator | Hospitals underpaid due to faulty Medicare wage index | Atrium's billing vendor hacked

November 27, 2018

Physician arrested in $20M telemedicine fraud scheme | Kaiser's revenue tops $59B as net income drops | Hospitals use Giving Tuesday to boost fundraising | 300 nurses walk off job at Pa. hospital

November 26, 2018

Mich. hospital recommends patient start 'fundraising effort' to pay for transplant | UPMC's revenue jumps to $14B in 9 months | 12 exec moves + 5 RCM tips | NJ home health chairman gives $20M to employees

November 21, 2018

ER physicians at 3 Pa. hospitals go unpaid | Medicare prepayment reviews could slash billing errors | Ascension's operating income triples | CDC: These jobs have the highest suicide rates

November 20, 2018

Hospitals invest in TV ads to attract wealthy patients | 25 exec moves | NewYork-Presbyterian: Empire BCBS demanding $200M payment cut | CHS to sell 4 hospitals, exit S.C.

November 19, 2018

Idaho hospital offers 'Black Friday' deals | Atrium settles antitrust suit over health plan contracts | 11 credit rating downgrades + 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | CHI, Dignity unveil name for combined system

November 15, 2018

Centra blames operating loss on Cerner go-live | Bankrupt Miss. hospital receives takeover bid | Healthcare execs expect big returns from AI | Detroit clinic owner gets 13 years for Medicare fraud

November 14, 2018

St. Louis physician group freezes hiring after EHR rollout | Private equity pushes into healthcare: 6 latest deals | Tenet, Cigna hit contract snag for Memphis hospitals | Financial analyst steals $46K from W.Va. hospital

November 13, 2018

Ex-rev cycle director gets prison time for embezzling from Del. hospital | Cigna to cover genetic counseling via telehealth | Physician viewpoint: How to remove 'stupid stuff' from EHRs | Judge refuses to release hospital management company CEO's money amid investigation

November 12, 2018

Head of La. hospital's fundraising arm fired after embezzlement probe | 9 hospitals with strong finances | HHS to launch new mandatory bundled payment models | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

November 8, 2018

Providers fret about posting prices online | Physician group with 873 employees files for bankruptcy | Couple's donation will forgive $250M in medical debt | CHS to sell NJ hospital

November 7, 2018

Quorum will sell or close hospitals to drive down debt | States take action against balance billing | Patients' financial concerns can affect ICU care | HCA merges 2 hospitals

November 6, 2018

Hospital chain files for bankruptcy with $565M in debt | CMS overhauls home health payment model | Viewpoint: Bundled payments are a simple way to end surprise billing | Cigna seeks $954K from Texas hospital after questionable billing uncovered

November 5, 2018

PeaceHealth accused of overbilling Medicare patients | CMS' 2019 outpatient payment rule: 7 things know | AHA will sue over site-neutral payment policy | Top college programs for medical billing and coding

November 1, 2018

CMS aims to recoup $1B in improper Medicare payments | Major healthcare groups publish balance-billing guide | SSI adds $30K to patient's hospital costs | Lucrative drug trials prompt hospitals to join forces

October 31, 2018

HCA's revenue soars to $11.5B | 1 in 6 ER claims could be denied if Anthem's policy spreads | Allscripts adds drug pricing tool to EHR | CHS sells off hospitals to pay down debt

October 30, 2018

Kan. physician allegedly involved in $30M billing fraud scheme | BCBS of Mass. to pay hospitals to keep patients out | Mo. hospital closes | LifePoint shareholders reject $120M in exec payouts

October 29, 2018

24 cities with higher-than-average healthcare prices | Walmart may build health clinics in its parking lots | Wyo. health system faces $12M billing backlog | How Adventist more than doubled patient payments

October 25, 2018

OIG tags Ala. hospital for erroneous billing | Aetna's $50M overbilling case moves forward | How hospitals are preparing for mandated price transparency | Ariz. hospital rebrands after bankruptcy

October 24, 2018

Physician groups launch payment model task force | NJ hospital settles with BCBS in tiered plan suit | Out-of-pocket healthcare costs are rising | Trump administration's new insurance guidelines for states, employers

October 23, 2018

UConn Health solicits financial partners | Lawmakers urge CMS to reconsider site-neutral payment proposal | Walmart launches telehealth initiative | Physicians at Wis. hospital accused of overbilling Medicare, Medicaid

October 22, 2018

La. hospital files for bankruptcy, blames ex-administrator for financial crisis | 26 exec moves | Calif. hospital CEO, CFO placed on leave amid investigation | Charlottesville rally victims have questions about medical bills

October 18, 2018

2 physicians, 3 nurses get prison time for role in $11M billing scheme | UnitedHealthcare nearing 50% value-based reimbursement | Former HHS, athenahealth leaders raise $360M to sell MA plans | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

October 17, 2018

Miss. health system blames Humana split on improper denials | 10 highest-paying nursing jobs | UnitedHealth hints at push into EHR market | Sutter seeks pricing information in antitrust case

October 16, 2018

Colo. hospitals to Kaiser: Don't blame us for $65M loss | 10 cities with the highest uninsured rates | Athenahealth has multiple bidders | Okla. hospital closes, lays off 130

October 15, 2018

Ind. hospital files for bankruptcy | Walmart wants to cut healthcare costs for customers | Former Alaska hospital execs say they were fired for reporting improper billing | 7 latest hospital credit downgrades

October 11, 2018

Texas hospital co-founder bribed physicians as part of $200M billing scheme | Kaiser pins $65M loss in Colo. on 'unfair business practices' | Humana fined for network deficiencies | 22 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures

October 10, 2018

Tenet, HCA + Dignity among 1,299 to join BPCI Advanced | 4 indicators of future high-cost patients | MDs challenge proposed $14 payment for telehealth check-ins | LifePoint to part ways with La. hospital

October 9, 2018

Medical billing company notifies patients of HIPAA breach | Millennials are upending the primary care model | Mayo completes Epic transition | 6 healthcare leaders on their hardest day at work

October 8, 2018

Fla. hospital notifies 206 patients of bill-printing error | Trinity Health's operating income jumps 50% | Okla. hospital solicits donation from country music star | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

October 4, 2018

Envision launches campaign to end 'surprise' bills | 15 health systems with strong finances | Cerner taps 20+ businesses to support VA go-live | Northwell names chief revenue officer

October 3, 2018

UPMC, Highmark face off over out-of-network prepayment rule | Dignity Health's net income more than doubles | Walmart is changing how we pay for healthcare | Hartford HealthCare CEO: New tech doesn't reduce the cost of care

October 2, 2018

Mont. hospital pays $24M to settle ex-CFO's kickback allegations | Waystar acquires UPMC's claims management business | LifePoint proposes $120M in 'golden parachute' payouts for top execs | Medicare Advantage plans overturn 75% of their own denials

October 1, 2018

nThrive wants to merge with athenahealth | Calif. hospital operator files for bankruptcy after Anthem sues | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Supreme Court to review Medicare payments ruling

September 27, 2018

AHA: Outpatient payment proposals 'run afoul of the law' | Criminal case against Broward Health execs inches forward | What an $80K ER bill reveals about negotiating hospital charges | CHS could face cash crunch, Moody's warns

September 26, 2018

Colo. hospital saves $5M on Epic with system affiliation | 15 of the weirdest ICD-10 codes | CHS subsidiary to pay $262M to settle fraud probe | New healthcare codes take effect Oct. 1

September 25, 2018

CMS miscalculated MIPS payments | UnitedHealth warns hospitals it may drop Envision | Patient's $7,800 ED bill reaches Calif. Supreme Court | How many patients in each state skip a physician visit due to cost?

September 24, 2018

3 hospitals fined for letting 'Boston Trauma' film on-site | Temple's finances improve as Epic install costs shrink | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Owners of Texas clinic guilty in $17M Medicare fraud scheme

September 20, 2018

Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire venture hires consulting giant | CMS names Medicaid advanced APMs for 2019 | Join 80 hospital CEOs at Becker's Nov. Roundtable | Fitbit wants to connect hospitals, insurers to users

September 19, 2018

AHA fires back at op-ed on ER costs, launches 340B transparency initiative | Houston hospital appeals loss of federal funding | 10 hospital bankruptcies | Fla. physician gets prison time for obstructing Medicare audit

September 18, 2018

Bipartisan senators take aim at surprise medical bills | Sutter's operating income jumps 806% | CMS' proposed Medicare compliance rules: 7 things to know | NY hospital employee accused of selling patient records

September 17, 2018

Partners settles deceptive billing allegations | How hospitals can prepare for new ICD-10 codes | Cash-strapped Calif. hospital closes ER | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

September 13, 2018

Health system margins slide after ACA expansion | Calif. hospital drops Envision over steep out-of-network charges | Swedish Health cuts 550 jobs | Viewpoint: $65M settlement shows need to strengthen coding compliance program

September 12, 2018

NY hospital: Patient fraudulently kept $1.5M insurance payment | Epic implementation stunts Advocate Aurora's operating income | HHS sued over delay in drug pricing transparency regs | MU Health Care's revenue hits $1B

September 11, 2018

Cash-strapped Calif. hospital to close ER | AMGA opposes coding changes in CMS' proposed physician payment rule | Join 80+ hospital CEOs at Becker's Nov. Roundtable | Dignity's timekeeping software denies nurses overtime pay, lawsuit alleges

September 10, 2018

12 hospitals with strong finances | Ariz. hospital bills man for surgery he never had | Northwell CEO Michael Dowling: 3 most undervalued elements of care delivery | Nashville General has no documentation for $400K in credit card purchases by leaders

September 6, 2018

AMA releases 335 coding changes | Ga. physician allegedly submitted 4,500 false claims | Apple is hiring for its health business | 16 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

September 5, 2018

Pa. hospital struggles to make payroll, lays off 25% of staff | CMS erroneously sends termination letters to 38K+ BCBS Medicare members | Monster medical bill is Americans' top health worry, poll finds | Nurses at 15 HCA hospitals vote to authorize strike

September 4, 2018

Pa. hospital lays off staff after bank accounts frozen | 4 charged in $80M billing fraud scheme in NY | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | 25 best hospitals to work for in 2018

August 30, 2018

Moody's: Nonprofit hospitals on unsustainable path | Calif. physician gets 5+ years in prison for billing fraud | Illinois hospital to close | Centra consolidates 7 EHRs into 1 Cerner system

August 29, 2018

CMS' payment changes draw opposition from 150+ medical groups | Vanderbilt says Epic rollout dragged operating income down 68% | Intermountain reorganizes hundreds of jobs | Fake nurse submitted thousands of fraudulent Medicaid claims, authorities say

August 28, 2018

Blue Cross: NC hospital engaged in '$76M health insurance swindle' | Texas hospital lays off 40% of administrative staff | LTCHs must upgrade payment model, researchers say | Bankrupt Tenn. health system owes CHS $28M

August 27, 2018

Miss. hospital files for bankruptcy | Sentara CEO Howard Kern: What if Jeff Bezos ran our health system? | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Texas Children's operating income soars 448%

August 23, 2018

NY physician gets prison time for role in $30M billing scheme | Calif. hospital to end inpatient care, close ER | Anthem not complying with Medicare payment investigation, feds say | 20 hospitals seeking Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech talent

August 22, 2018

Blue Shield of Calif. erroneously cancels coverage | S.C. hospital to close | This health system put a Broadway spin on its Epic go-live | Geisinger, Dignity + 15 other systems join forces to improve Medicaid care

August 21, 2018

Declining reimbursement forces Texas microhospital to close | US News' top 20 hospitals use Epic | 6 latest hospital bankruptcies | OIG: Medicare overpaid millions for radiation therapy planning services

August 20, 2018

Mich. hospital blames 'aggressive competitor' for financial troubles | 10 hospitals seeking RCM talent | Aetna, Okla. hospital accuse management company of billing fraud | Americans turn to crowdfunding for medical bills: 6 things to know

August 16, 2018

Calif. hospital projected to run out of money by Aug. 31 | Former CHS hospital boosts Rennova's revenue | Why Nashville hospital patients may see more surprise bills | Providence Health accused of $188.1M upcoding scheme

August 15, 2018

Colo. hospital lays off 40 to improve finances | 8 most common medical coding errors | Central Maine Healthcare CEO says EHR woes contributed to high physician turnover | Oscar Health posts $5M profit

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

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