Although the partnership between Atrium Health and Morganton, N.C.-based Blue Ridge HealthCare has ended, Atrium is donating $5 million to the Blue Ridge HealthCare Foundation to improve rural healthcare.

Lori Donaldson serves as CFO of University of California San Diego Health, overseeing a budget of more than $3 billion and paving the financial strategy for the academic health system.

In 2019, per-person healthcare spending increased by 2.9 percent from 2018 to about $6,000, which is the lowest growth rate in five years, according to the Health Care Cost Institute's October "Health Care Cost and Utilization Report."

Credit rating downgrades for several hospitals and health systems this year were tied to financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals and health systems across the country are paying $24 billion more per year for qualified clinical labor than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis from Premier, a healthcare improvement company. 

Several hospitals and health systems decided to outsource finance and technology jobs or other revenue cycle functions this year.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation announced Oct. 5 it will be accepting cryptocurrency donations, making it among the first nonprofits and the first healthcare foundation in South Florida to do so.

The American Medical Association on Oct. 6 added Current Procedural Terminology codes for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine candidate and administration of the vaccine.  

State Sen. Jane Nelson and Rep. Greg Bonnen, both Republicans, recently proposed to use a portion of Texas' $16.3 billion in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to build a 200-bed state psychiatric hospital in Dallas, a decision that The Dallas Morning News editorial board said Oct. 5 should be a top priority.

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

CarePoint Health is transitioning to nonprofit control with the formation of a new organization, the Jersey City, N.J.-based system announced Oct. 4. 

CMS should recoup $636 million in overpayments to hospitals and other providers from the improper billing of neurostimulator implantation surgeries, according to HHS' Office of the Inspector General.

Tucked in an executive order to address staffing challenges in the state, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has suspended prior authorization requirements for 30 days.

The surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the delta variant is creating a shortage of healthcare workers, leading to hospitals increasing wages and suspending elective surgeries. In turn, hospital profits are taking a hit, an Oct. 5 Moody's Investors Service report found.

Innovation is a core Cerner value – and one that is certainly not taken lightly, as seen through the healthcare IT leader’s new Cerner RevElate™ Patient Accounting product launch, announced on October 6, 2021. 

Here are 14 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

Dominic Nakis serves as the CFO of Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems with $13.1 billion in annual revenue and about 75,000 employees.

From 2017 to 2020, the average charge for a helicopter air ambulance rose 22.2 percent to $30,466, according to a new study from Fair Health, a nonprofit that collects and manages a database of privately billed health insurance claims. 

Despite opposition from the governor, the Mississippi State Medical Association adopted a resolution to search for options to expand Medicaid, according to an Oct. 1 article by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.