CMS ended its provider agreement with I-70 Community Hospital in Sweet Springs, Mo., on March 7. Now, the hospital is fighting to get its funding back, according to The Concordian.

The Texas Senate passed surprise-billing legislation April 16 that aims to keep patients out of the middle of cost disputes between healthcare providers and insurance companies, according to the Texas Tribune.

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise in the last week.

Private equity firms saw a record year in the healthcare market, according to a report from Bain & Co., a global management consulting firm.

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is updating its billing practices after making headlines over its policies.

CMS released its fiscal year 2020 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule April 17, which would boost Medicare payments to IRFs.

The number of U.S. states and territories with value-based reimbursement programs increased from one in 2008 to 48 in 2018, according to a study published by Change Healthcare.

Here are three expert revenue cycle management tips, published by Becker's Hospital Review since April 4.

Billing was among the healthcare areas discussed April 16 during a roundtable with federal and state policymakers in Bethlehem, Pa., according to The Morning Call.

A recent article by VisitPay announced their latest health system to join the VisitPay family, Henry Ford Health System.

A recent article by VisitPay discusses the importance of the Net Promoter Score as a way of measuring satisfaction and loyalty within health systems. 

On April 16, UnitedHealth Group reported a $3.5 billion profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. That same day, the company's stock price tumbled 4 percent, according to Bloomberg.

Medicare Advantage is the most popular risk-bearing arrangement among  health systems, according to a new survey.

A new report from healthcare payments network InstaMed outlines trends from the perspective of consumers, providers and payers.

Chronic illnesses like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and arthritis will continue to fuel "unparalleled" headwinds to U.S. economic growth, according to a Fitch Solutions analysis.

Emergency department visits are growing at a faster pace in rural areas than in urban settings, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Finance departments are under immense pressure to lower costs at healthcare facilities nationwide amid an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

Maintaining an up-to-date chargemaster should be a top priority for hospitals, advised Kerry Martin, president and CEO of VitalWare, a revenue cycle solutions provider.

Ten independent health systems joined together to form the Massachusetts Value Alliance, an initiative aimed at delivering high-quality care at the lowest price, according to an announcement from Concord, Mass.-based Emerson Hospital submitted to the Concord Journal.

A 2019 fiscal year change in CMS policy resulted in a drop in readmission fines for academic, safety-net and rural hospitals, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.