Children's Hospital of Atlanta has extended furloughs for staff until November, an employee of the system told Becker's Hospital Review. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said five health systems and physicians in its risk-based payment model have generated $153 million in cost savings and quality improvement during the past year.

HHS announced Aug. 14 that it is sending $1.4 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 80 children's hospitals. 

A group representing Florida's safety-net hospitals is calling on the federal government to provide additional relief aid to the state's hospitals, according to WJCT. 

While Oklahoma hospitals largely stopped suing patients for medical debt when April's rise in COVID-19 cases caused state officials to temporarily close the courts, many of the lawsuits have resumed and continue despite the public health emergency. 

New research from UnitedHealth Group shows primary care physicians who are paid through a global capitation model, which gives physicians a set monthly payment, see better quality outcomes than physicians paid through fee-for-service models. 

San Diego-based Scripps Health's revenues and operating income increased during the third quarter of its fiscal year 2020, according to recently released unaudited financial documents. 

From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to shut down. In recent months, financial damage linked to the COVID-19 pandemic has put many hospitals in a fragile financial position and forced a few to close. 

Banner Health's revenue increased year over year in the first six months of 2020, but the Phoenix-based system ended the period with a net loss. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a financial toll on New York hospitals, and federal grants haven't offset the financial damage, according to a report from the Healthcare Association of New York State. 

Here are 10 updates on HCA Healthcare, a 186-hospital system based in Nashville, Tenn., reported by Becker's Hospital Review since June 15. 

Provider relief funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act helped Ballad Health, a 21-hospital system in Johnson City, Tenn., record a $17.7 million net operating income in the quarter ended June 30, according to the system's recent financial report.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network reported an operating loss of $116 million through the first half of 2020, according to recently released financial results. The loss follows 11 consecutive quarters of positive earnings.

Fitch Ratings has maintained its stable rating outlook for US nonprofit hospitals and health systems and said it expects to keep it stable for the remainder of the year. 

Allina Health's revenue declined year over year in the second quarter of 2020, and the Minneapolis-based health system ended the period with an operating loss, according to recently released financial documents.

Two healthcare payment technology companies will merge as Waystar moves to acquire eSolutions, marking the first time that commercial and government payers will be on the same payments platform. 

Trade groups representing hospitals are urging Congress to provide more relief aid to healthcare organizations to help offset losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg Law.

2020 has been a year filled with risks and surprises for the healthcare industry. Despite those risks, hospital and health system CFOs have navigated them successfully. 

First Texas Hospital Cy-Fair, a 50-bed hospital in Houston, closed July 26, less than four years after opening, according to Bloomberg Law.

Joseph Eazor, CEO of Tenet Healthcare's Conifer Health Solutions, will step down about seven months after assuming the role.