VisiQuate is launching Full Score, a machine-learning model that enables revenue cycle leaders to accelerate cash collection. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic saw its operating income slump by half in 2022 as it dealt with a familiar story of workforce shortages and capacity constraints in an inflationary environment.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC said it invested over $300 million in support of its workforce in 2022 to focus on "retention, recruitment and building a workforce pipeline."

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has engaged two consulting firms to assist with its performance improvement plan and is curtailing capital spending, the system said in a Feb. 27 filing.

Hospitals' "reimbursement wars" with payers is one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare executives this year, Mercer Health CFO Jon Dingledine said Feb. 22 during a board of governors meeting, according to The Daily Standard.

Rising healthcare and hospital prices in New York City must be addressed by making such pricing more transparent, leading politicians in the city urged in a Feb. 26 amNY op-ed.

The Minnesota Nurses Association has released a report arguing that the proposed merger between Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health could lead to decreased services and higher prices.

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

UC San Diego Health may partner with a struggling hospital to appoint a new leadership team and oversee day-to-day management, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Feb. 24.

Certified independent dispute resolution entities can resume issuing No Surprises Act payment determinations involving out-of-network services and items furnished before Oct. 25, 2022, according to the American Hospital Association.  

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services reported an overall loss of $370.7 million in 2022 as heavy investment declines dragged down performance. That figure compared with net income of $274 million in 2021.

Small rural and district hospitals in California should not be closing their doors as they seek to comply with legal requirements linked to earthquake protection regulations, one state legislator said in proposing a new bill to stop such a scenario.

UNC Health Southeastern, which is now part of the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health system, was placed on CreditWatch with negative implications amid a lack of provided financial information, S&P Global said Feb. 23. 

The University of Minnesota plans to ask state lawmakers for $950 million to acquire and pay for initial operating costs of its on-campus hospitals in Minneapolis.

A collaboration between Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Macon, Ga.-based Mercer University School of Medicine aims to improve pediatric healthcare in rural Georgia. 

As the dispute between the local mayor and the operators and board of the Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital continues, the hospital board president has written to a potential new board member to disallow her appointment, describing it as "illegitimate."

The median operating margin for rural hospitals is consistently higher in states that have expanded Medicaid than in states that have not, according to a Feb. 23 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Private equity firms took a "significant interest" in revenue cycle management companies in 2022, according to a Feb. 23 report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, which recently had its credit rating downgraded, has reported taking out a $10 million line of credit.

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has had its long-term credit rating and that on a series of bonds affirmed at "BBB+" amid a strong local market share but higher-than-average debt levels, Fitch Ratings said Feb. 23.