Through a partnership over the next five years, HHS will provide a multimillion-dollar fund for public health and disaster preparedness to the American Hospital Association.

The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to include several priorities in legislation to fund the government beyond Feb. 18, including adding billions of dollars to the Provider Relief Fund. 

Private equity firms recently invested in several healthcare companies, including those providing payment software and medical equipment maintenance. 

Boston-based Mass General Brigham announced its support for a state legislation that would collect a fee on certain real estate transactions and use it for affordable housing costs, citing its own staffing issues due to the housing crisis, The Boston Globe reported Jan. 19.

Greenbrae, Calif.-based MarinHealth has selected Optum to provide supply chain and revenue cycle management services.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems plans to offer $1.54 billion worth of senior secured notes to repay outstanding bonds. 

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

Investment management firm Twain Financial Partners gave South City Hospital, both based in St. Louis, $27 million in ground lease capital for its renovation and modernization project.

Since the No Surprises Act took effect Jan. 1, several healthcare agencies have released resources to help healthcare professionals understand the new rules.

Fitch Ratings upgraded the ratings of 17 nonprofit hospitals and downgraded 12 in 2021, and 87.3 percent of the sector had stable rating outlooks as of year-end 2021, according to a Jan. 18 report.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems expects revenue to increase year over year in 2022, according to a Jan. 18 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commision. 

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

Health systems that employed fewer primary care physicians, have higher bed counts or are investor owned were more likely to provide more unnecessary or low-value care, a study published Jan. 14 in JAMA found.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Morningcrest Healthcare Foundation has ended its campaign with New York City nonprofit RIP Medical Debt after the organization could no longer access additional medical debt, Ginnie Graham wrote in a Tulsa World column Jan. 13.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted to approve a recommendation to boost the hospital payment rate for fiscal year 2023, according to the American Hospital Association.

Several U.S. hospitals have filed layoff notices recently. Some are trimming their workforces due to financial and operational challenges, and some are offering affected workers new positions.

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

The U.S. consumer price index rose 7 percent for the 12 months ended in December 2021, but it increased only 2.5 percent for medical care services, according to a Jan. 12 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CMS has terminated Houston-based United Memorial Medical Center's Medicare contract, effective Jan. 11, after failing to meet certain health and safety standards, a CMS spokesperson told Becker's on Jan. 12.

Jumpstart Health Investors has launched a $55 million venture fund that is backed by multiple healthcare organizations and will invest exclusively in Black-founded healthcare companies.