Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on coding and ICD-10.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/18/18

California's Medicaid program still submits paper records for federal review of spending instead of using electronic files, according to a California Healthline report.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/18/18

Patient payments are increasingly important to a hospital's revenue stream as people take on greater financial responsibility for their care. Amid this trend, organizations should establish programs to help patients pay their medical expenses, said Jay Garmon, product manager of patient responsibility at Waystar.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/18/18

After transferring nearly 400 patients ahead of Hurricane Florence's landfall, some South Carolina hospitals will take a financial hit from that decision, The Post and Courier reports.  By Morgan Haefner - 9/18/18

From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to file for bankruptcy.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/17/18

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health saw revenues and operating income increase in the six months ended June 30, according to recently released unaudited financial documents.   By Ayla Ellison - 9/17/18

FAIR Health, a national organization focused on healthcare cost transparency, launched a newly expanded Spanish language website, Fairhealthconsumidor.org.  By Morgan Haefner - 9/17/18

Fitch Ratings assigned its "BB+" issuer default rating to Marshall, Mo.-based John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital.  By Alia Paavola - 9/17/18

CMS issued a proposal  to update  its Medicare compliance requirements Sept. 17, which includes eliminating duplicative ownership disclosures for critical access hospitals and other requirements that could save healthcare providers more than $1 billion annually.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/17/18

Moody's Investors Service assigned its "Aa2" rating to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's proposed $200 million series 2018 revenue bonds. Concurrently, Moody's affirmed its "Aa2" rating on the health system's $3 billion of outstanding debt.  By Alia Paavola - 9/17/18

Moody's Investors Service affirmed its "A2" rating on Reno,  Nev.-based Renown Health, affecting $448 million of rated debt.  By Alia Paavola - 9/17/18

Revenue cycle technology companies Waystar and Connance are combining operations to expand their offerings for the healthcare industry.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/17/18

In June, the CDC published 29 ICD-10 codes to help providers document sex and labor exploitation.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/17/18

Sebastopol, Calif.-based Sonoma West Medical Center closed its emergency room Sept. 16.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/17/18

Gross domestic product grew faster than health spending in July, according to an analysis from Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization.  By Emily Rappleye - 9/17/18

Cash-strapped Sonoma Valley Hospital in Sonoma, Calif., has plans to discuss a third cost-saving measure: a proposal to close its skilled nursing facility, the Sonoma Index-Tribune reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/17/18

Pauls Valley (Okla.) Regional Medical Center is asking for donations from the community to prevent the hospital from closing, according to a KOKH news report.  By Alia Paavola - 9/17/18

McKenzie (Tenn.) Regional Hospital closed Sept. 15.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/17/18

Three of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.  By Kelly Gooch - 9/17/18

While Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health saw improved operating income in the first half of fiscal year 2018, a decrease in the nonprofit health system's nonoperating gains pulled down its net income.  By Morgan Haefner - 9/14/18