Academic medical centers have many strengths that make them stand out, including medical school affiliations and high-end clinical service offerings. But, these strengths will also create challenges as healthcare shifts to value and increasingly focuses on cost-effective care delivery, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.

  S&P Global Ratings has assigned an "A" long-term rating to Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System.

  Fitch Ratings assigned an "AA-" issuer default rating to Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.

  Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its rating for Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center from "Ba1" to "Ba2," affecting $102 million of rated debt.

Competing healthcare policy proposals at the federal level have wiped out roughly $40 billion of market value from the largest health insurers, according to Bloomberg.

Medline, a Northfield, Ill.-based medical supply manufacturer and distributor, is expanding its grant program to support U.S. community health centers that care for underserved, underinsured and uninsured patients, the company announced.

Florida had the highest share of surprise out-of-network medical bills during in-network hospital admissions in 2016 among 37 states and Washington, D.C., according to a report from the Health Care Cost Institute.

California hospitals face a potential cost totaling tens of billions of dollars to comply with state seismic safety standards by 2030, according to a new Rand Corp. report.

  Moody's Investors Service assigned a "Baa1" rating to Rockville, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Systems, affecting $104 million of debt.

  S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook for Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Medical Center from negative to stable.

  Moody's Investors Service has affirmed its "A3" rating for the Mongtomery, Ala.-based Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, affecting $286 million of outstanding revenue bonds.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise in the last week.

About 1 in 7 patients received a surprise bill in 2016 after being treated by an out-of-network healthcare professional at an in-network facility, according to a report from the Health Care Cost Institute.

To improve patient collections and experience, hospitals should examine collection opportunities throughout the patient's care journey, advised Jim Higgins, founder and CEO of Solutionreach, a provider of patient relationship management solutions.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health's CEO said switching anesthesiology vendors in 2018 — a move that sparked litigation — is decreasing patients' medical bills, according to The Charlotte Observer.

  Fitch Ratings has upgraded its rating for Clermont, Fla.-based South Lake Hospital from "A-" to "AA-" and assigned an issuer default rating of "AA-."

  Fitch Ratings assigned an "AA+" issuer default rating to Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Foundation and affirmed its "AA+" revenue bond rating.

Colleen Blye serves as executive vice president and CFO of New York City-based Montefiore Health System.

Ellwood City (Pa.) Medical Center CEO Beverly Annarumo said unpaid accounts are the root cause of disruptions to payroll at the hospital, according to the Ellwood City Ledger.

Patient consumer metaphors place "disproportionate burdens" on patients to solve healthcare's cost and quality issues, researchers wrote in a blog post published by Health Affairs.