Across the U.S., more than 800 hospitals — 40 percent of all rural hospitals in the country — are either at immediate or high risk of closure, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health will outsource, lay off or retrain 1,700 employees who work in information technology, billing, revenue cycle management and other support services, according to The Dallas Morning News. 

The COVID-19 pandemic, due to its disruptive and enduring nature, has forced hospital CFOs to rethink the way we do our jobs. What became apparent is that CFOs must be more agile than ever in budgeting and planning.

An anonymous donor has given  Children's Hospital Los Angeles  $25 million to help expand its behavioral health program, the hospital announced Jan. 26.

CMS has withdrawn three proposed healthcare rules developed under the administration of former President Donald Trump.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has selected Cedar Gate Technologies as its commercial bundled payment partner. 

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

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems plans to offer $1.09 billion worth of senior secured notes to generate capital to repay outstanding bonds.

The cost of halting major elective surgery during the pandemic is estimated to be $22.3 billion for U.S. hospitals, according to a new study published in the Annals of Surgery. 

The following hospital and health system credit rating actions occurred in the last three weeks. They are categorized by downgrade, upgrade, affirmation or other.

Thirty percent of hospitals and health systems are unable to successfully handle their revenue cycle automation efforts without at least two vendors, according to survey results released Jan. 26 by healthcare RCM vendor Alpha Health.

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

Hospitals across the U.S. saw their median 2020 operating margin drop 55.6 percent throughout 2020, without taking into account federal relief aid, according to a new report from healthcare consulting firm Kaufman Hall. When factoring in Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act cash, hospitals saw their median operating margins dip 16.6 percent. 

Hospitals across the U.S. are working to comply with the new CMS' price transparency rule. 

More than 500 rural hospitals in the U.S. were at immediate risk of closure before the COVID-19 pandemic because of financial losses and lack of reserves to maintain operations, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

There were more than 300 private equity deals in the healthcare industry in 2019, and the healthcare sector has continued to draw private equity investors over the past year. 

There have been 101 rural hospital closures from January 2013 to February 2020, according to HHS data outlined by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. 

The 101 rural hospital closures from January 2013 to February 2020 have hindered patient access to care, according to a new study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. 

More than 400 patients at Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center recently received letters in the mail saying an anonymous donor had paid their medical bills, according to a Jan. 20 report from NBC affiliate KSNW in Wichita, Kan.

The 20 largest hospitals in the country all have published some type of pricing information on their websites, but not all are in complete compliance with CMS' new price transparency rules, according to January analysis from healthcare consulting firm ADVI .