Both the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association filed independent legal motions that implore the federal government to halt the rollout of the No Surprises Act's billing dispute provision.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health reported a net income of $242.3 million in 2021, a decrease of 28 percent from 2020, according to its financial results released Feb. 14.

In a Feb. 14 letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, hundreds of healthcare organizations urged HHS to refine the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model for Medicare patients and providers rather than scrap it.

United Church of Christ in Cleveland has abolished $33 million of patient medical debt in Ohio, according to a Feb. 14 news release. 

Greg Hoffman, CFO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, discussed the current challenges the system is facing amid the pandemic, as well as financial changes he anticipates in the short and long term on a recent episode of "Becker's Healthcare Podcast."

Although Boston-based Mass General Brigham reported higher revenue in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, its operating income fell, according to recently released financial documents. 

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare was fined after it ended maternity services at Windham (Conn.) Community Memorial Hospital without first filing certificate of need, according to a news release emailed to Becker's. 

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

Driven by strong investment gains, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente recorded a net income of $8.1 billion in 2021, an increase of $1.7 billion from 2020, according to its financial results released Feb. 11. However, its operating income fell sharply.

Several hospital and health system leaders told Congress about the challenges they're experiencing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and urged more financial support Feb. 10 during an American Hospital Association virtual policy briefing.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched Feb. 10 for a patient care technician who was severely burned in an attack by a travel nurse earlier this week at a New Jersey hospital.

Although living organ donors are not supposed to receive bills for transplant-related care, a Nevada man received a $13,064 medical bill after he donated his kidney, ProPublica reported Feb. 11. 

As hospitals creep toward complying with price transparency, payers and providers are focusing on how the No Surprises Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, and transparency rules will impact price mediation. 

At least 12 hospital and health system credit rating upgrades and downgrades have occurred in the last six months. 

Two senators introduced a bill Feb. 9 that would allow hospitals and health systems to access the remaining funds from the Provider Relief Fund quickly and give them more flexibility on how the funds are used. 

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System, a safety-net hospital system, will pursue transitioning into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization.

In a survey of 1,000 hospitals, 14.3 percent were compliant with the federal price transparency rule that took effect Jan. 1, 2021, a February report by patientrightsadvocate.org found.

Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth is partnering with Synchrony, a consumer payments and financing solutions provider, to improve patient financing options.

R1 RCM is a provider of technology-driven solutions and delivers return on investment throughout the front, middle and back office of the revenue cycle.

Nine hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.