The Healthcare Financial Management Association recently shared data on the six physician practices that received the association's 2019 MAP Award for high performance in revenue cycle.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said it is receptive to a proposed hospital price transparency rule from CMS and the competitive opportunities it could bring, according to Nashville Public Radio.

Some of the largest players in health insurance, technology and clinical care partnered on a new model aimed at making medical claims data easier to access for patients, the companies said July 30.

The Trump administration's proposed price transparency rule won't give consumers a better understanding of how much they will pay for healthcare services, Kenneth Davis, MD, president and CEO of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, told Yahoo Finance's "First Trade" on July 30.

Glenview Capital Management recently purchased 827,424 shares of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's common stock.

Healthcare spending on New York state residents with employer-based insurance coverage is on the rise primarily due to price growth, according to a new report cited by The Wall Street Journal.

After a review of its practices, Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare said it will stop filing debt-collection lawsuits against the poorest patients.

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is focusing on administrative costs as it aims to reduce healthcare expenses in the state, according to The Boston Globe.

Denver Health saw its operating income fall year to date, but its net income improved year over year thanks to investment gains, according to unaudited financial documents.

Sitka (Alaska) Community Hospital closed July 29, and the facility will be integrated into Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center in Sitka Aug. 1.

Pennsylvania hospitals entering bankruptcy and a bailout plan for struggling hospitals were among the healthcare finance topics that piqued the interest of readers in July.

The healthcare reimbursement environment’s shift towards value-based care aimed at generating cost savings and improved clinical outcomes has driven growth of management service organizations (MSOs), entities designed to provide management functions to entities in various healthcare sectors.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CFOs during the past week.

Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and HHS Secretary Alex Azar are weighing in with generally positive feedback about CMS' proposed hospital price transparency rule.

Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments to hospitals covered 51 percent of uncompensated care costs in 2014, according to a report released July 29 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

CMS released three proposed rules on July 29, which include payment updates for outpatient and physician services and expanded price transparency initiatives.

HCA Healthcare's revenue increased year over year in the second quarter of 2019, but the Nashville, Tenn.-based company's net income declined.

The country's major hospital associations called a proposed CMS rule that would require hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates "a misguided attempt to improve price transparency."

Hospital profitability declined in June for the first month this year, according to a recent analysis by strategic and financial consulting firm Kaufman, Hall & Associates.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association recently shared data on the integrated delivery systems, health systems, individual hospitals and critical access hospital that received the association's 2019 MAP Award for high performance in revenue cycle.