Today's Top 20 Health Finance Articles
  • Minimum wage bumps in 22 states will add billions in worker wages

    Twenty-two states and an additional 38 counties and cities will increase their minimum wage Jan. 1, and a report from the Economic Policy Institute estimates workers will see $6.95 billion in added wages from the state increases.
  • CMS corrects OPPS payment rate error

    CMS has corrected a technical error that displayed an incorrect 2024 outpatient prospective payment system payment rate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (APC 5061), the American Hospital Association said in a Dec. 27 post on its website.    
  • Stanford Health operating profit takes 20% hit

    Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care reported $414.9 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, a 20% drop from the $518.1 million gain it posted last year.
  • 6 steps for ASCs to collect patient payments earlier + faster

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  • 4 execs on boosting margins in 2024

    From looking for new growth opportunities and partnerships to keeping an open mind to diverse points of view, Becker's connected with four executives to ask them, "What advice do you have for other health system and hospital CFOs to help boost their margins in the new year?"
  • Senior living system sells 20% stake in joint venture with HCA

    Brookdale Senior Living has sold its 20% stake in the home health, hospice and therapy joint venture it has with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 
  • Prime nurses strike ends; concerns grow over Philadelphia hospital sale

    A five-day strike has ended involving members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals from two Prime Healthcare hospitals; Norristown, Pa.-based Suburban Community Hospital and Bristol, Pa.-based Lower Bucks Hospital. 
  • California hospital to use $116M bond for recovery

    Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, a publicly owned hospital approaching financial stability since emerging from bankruptcy, would use a potential $116 million bond to improve its finances further, Lookout Santa Cruz reported Dec. 27.
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  • HCA's 2023 in 10 headlines

    From acquisition activity to a lawsuit from North Carolina's attorney general, here are 10 updates on Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare Becker's reported in 2023.
  • CEOs turn attention from recovery to growth

    Hospital margins appear to be stabilizing as 2023 comes to a close and health systems continue working through their turnaround strategies. As hospital margins and overall finances eke back to a healthier footing, health system leaders will be able to spend more time and resources on the growth and transformation of their organizations. 
  • Emory Healthcare hospital reveals $11M in improvements

    Stonecrest, Ga.-based Emory Hillandale Hospital, part of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, has announced $11 million in expansion and renovation updates to its Stonecrest facility, according to a Dec. 21 press release. 
  • Automation now 'imperative' for hospital revenue cycle

    Most hospitals and health systems (74%) are actively automating some portion of their revenue cycle operations with 46% of organizations using some form of artificial intelligence, according to a Dec. 20 report from Akasa.
  • The 21 rural emergency hospitals, by state

    Twenty-one hospitals have converted to the rural emergency designation since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from University of North Carolina's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in Chapel Hill. 
  • Hospital margins to end year on a high — but challenges remain

    The median hospital operating margin rose to 2% in November after holding steady at 1.6% in September and October, but escalating expenses — including rising drug costs — remain a concern as 2023 draws to a close, according to a Dec. 21 report from Syntellis Performance Solutions, which includes data from more than 1,300 hospitals.
  • Financial updates from 29 health systems: HCA, Mayo & more

    Health systems recently reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of the year, with many making positive strides with their turnaround strategies on the back of some challenging financial years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Rush University Medical Center rolling out 'digital roadmap' in 2024

    Looking back at 2023, Paul Casey, MD, interim president of Rush Faculty Practice Group at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, told Becker's that following a year of "tremendous growth" in all areas, regional and reputational growth is where they've seen the most expansion. 
  • Vanderbilt posts $28M operating gain as revenue grows 11% in FY Q1

    Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported operating income of $28 million in the first quarter of the fiscal year, compared to an $11 million operating loss in the prior-year period.
  • New York hospital closing maternity ward

    Smithtown, N.Y.-based St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, part of Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, is shutting down its maternity ward Feb. 1.
  • 88 hospitals closing departments or ending services

    A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
  • Physician practices losing nearly $250K annually: Survey

    A new American Medical Group Association survey has revealed over $249,000 in median loss per physician for system-affiliated groups, with revenue gains now falling behind a continued increase in operating expenses.
  • 10 hospitals, health systems seeking CFOs

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

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