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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
Tenn. hospital won't charge tornado victims | 9 ways coronavirus can wreak havoc on patient finances | 26 exec moves | NC health system files for bankruptcy | $8.3B spending bill lifts telehealth restrictions | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in 2019
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
CMS to change prior authorization process | AdventHealth will drop Cerner for Epic | 453 rural hospitals vulnerable to closure | Tenet settles false claims suit | Healthgrades' best 50 US hospitals | St. Louis nurse must pay $48K in billing fraud case
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
Hospitals, payers set 2-day prior authorization limit | Fla. physician sentenced in $40M billing scheme | 10 updates on Cerner | Pa. hospital loses license | Walmart Health expands: 5 notes | 10 largest health insurers
February 4, 2020
8 health systems with strong finances | Adventist Health cuts 651 jobs | KLAS: 5 best RCM solutions | 10 hospitals hiring RCM leaders | NY hospital closes | 100 CIOs to know
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
Embezzlement allegations hit NJ health system owners | Epic may sue HHS | Cost of claim status inquiry + 7 other manual tasks | CHS buys time for turnaround | Calif., Wash. hospitals close | PA median salaries, by state
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
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 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
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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
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- 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
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