A recent article published in The Washington Post suggesting COVID-19 provider relief funds enriched wealthy hospitals doesn't reflect the struggles the industry is facing, American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack wrote in a letter to the editor.

CMS proposed rules April 7 that include payment boosts for inpatient psychiatric facilities and rehabilitation hospitals. 

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

To protect against improper billing and ordering, Medicare Advantage organizations can improve the use of national provider identifiers for providers who order or refer high-risk services for beneficiaries, according to an April brief from the HHS Office of Inspector General. 

Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., has recovered enough volume to bring back some employees who were laid off last year, but warned challenges are not over, according to The South Florida Business Journal. 

Here are 12 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.

Thirty percent of physicians said that prior authorizations have led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care, according to research released April 7 by the American Medical Association.

Physicians recover a higher share of charges for out-of-network care they provide to emergency patients than in-network care, according to research published April 5 in Health Affairs.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America is selling its hospital in Philadelphia and will lay off the facility's 365 employees, according to a closure notice filed with the state.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare released a letter April 6 that contradicts statements made by an investment group that is accusing the company of excessive emergency department admissions and calling for the ouster of its director and audit committee chair. 

Healthcare provider One Medical has been accidentally billing some people who received COVID-19 shots at its vaccination site at Washington, D.C.'s Entertainment and Sports Arena, according to an April 5 report from The Verge.

Below are the adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2019, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to the latest statistics from Kaiser State Health Facts.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Meduit and Moline, Ill.-based Avadyne Health, two healthcare revenue cycle management companies, merged April 5.

Despite receiving sizable tax exemptions to help offset uncompensated care, nonprofit hospitals provided lower levels of charity care than for-profit hospitals, according to a study published April 5 in Health Affairs. 

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

With many health systems still dealing with financial stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to ensure money and market share are not lost to competitors. One way to reduce unnecessary patient transfers and revenue leaving the organization is by using a telehealth and communication platform to connect facilities.

An investment group is calling for the removal of HCA Healthcare's director and audit committee chair at an April 28 meeting. 

Riverside (Calif.) University Health System fixed a technical error that erroneously billed 5,815 patients for COVID-19 vaccinations, according to an April 1 report from local NBC affiliate KMIR-TV.

Despite nationwide financial hardships, just under 1 in 5 Americans said they donated to crowdfunding campaigns for medical expenses in 2020, according to research released April 1 by the non-partisan research organization NORC at the University of Chicago.

Within the same hospital, the negotiated rate for one procedure — a GI biopsy with an endoscope — can vary by nearly sevenfold, according to a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute.