Tenet Healthcare's revenue increased year over year in the third quarter of 2019, but the Dallas-based company ended the period with a net loss from continuing operations of $233 million, primarily due to a debt refinancing.

The Citrus County Hospital Board, owner of Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Fla., is recouping an additional $1.3 million it says CMS owes for years old Medicaid services, according to the Chronicle.

The average Medicare beneficiary spent $5,460 out of pocket on insurance premiums, cost-sharing for Medicare-covered services and other healthcare costs in 2016, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. 

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan filed against Honolulu-based Queen's Health Systems after a contract between the parties expired May 30, according to The Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

San Antonio-based Southcross Hospital, which permanently closed in October, two freestanding emergency rooms and their operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 3, according to the San Antonio Express News.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health will bring back about 800 outsourced billing services jobs, according to the Winston Salem-Journal, which cites a federal notice.

Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital is closing two clinics, laying off 35 employees and placing its intensive care unit on permanent diversion, according to the Williamson Daily News.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare's total revenue and operating income increased year over year in the first three quarters of 2019.

Hospitals saw profitability improve in September 2019 compared to the same period last year, with expenses trending down, according to a report from consulting firm Kaufman Hall.

Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital's license has been revoked, the Pennsylvania Department of Health told the judge overseeing the hospital's bankruptcy case in a Nov. 1 letter, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) recently implemented an advanced cost accounting platform and is now beginning to focus on transforming their data into action, helping financial, operational and front-line clinical leaders leverage accurate data to make the right decisions every day.

Although Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health System's proposed debt exchange plan will alleviate short-term liquidity concerns, it will also add to an already unsustainable capital structure, Moody's Investors Service said Nov. 4

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CMS issued a final rule Oct. 31 that increases home health payments for 2020. 

CMS released final rules Nov. 2, which include payment updates for outpatient and physician services and delay action on a proposed price transparency initiative.

Three major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Okla.) and the hospital's former operator are facing allegations they failed to make "in-kind" payments that are mandated in the hospital lease agreement in exchange for not paying property taxes, according to MuskogeeNOW.com.

The revenue cycle management process is going through a digital transformation that will make the experience better for patients as well as the billers on the back end.

It has become one of healthcare's truisms — the industry has lagged the consumer economy in terms of adopting new technologies and processes to deliver a more convenient and transparent customer experience. However, as patients have taken on more financial responsibility for their medical bills, they’ve brought their expectations of convenience and transparency with them. It boils down to a straightforward challenge for hospitals: Become more consumer-centric or get left behind.

Although technology might seem like the solution to solve any revenue cycle challenge, hospital leaders should first focus on improving communication.