Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, which comprises about 120 physicians and 400 anesthesiologists, reached an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, AMG told Becker's Hospital Review in an Aug. 29 news release.

Hiring the right staff and utilizing their strengths appropriately plays a key role in efficient hospital revenue cycle management, said Tom Romeo, general manager of healthcare IT and Quanum Solutions at Quest Diagnostics.

Cleveland Clinic ended the second quarter of 2018 with operating income of $25.1 million, down 80 percent from $130.5 million in the same period a year earlier, according to recently released unaudited financial documents.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Curae Health and its three hospitals in Mississippi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Aug. 24, and Curae President and CEO Stephen Clapp outlined the factors that led the system to enter bankruptcy in recently filed court documents.

Annual expense growth for nonprofit and public hospitals outpaced annual revenue growth in fiscal year 2017, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review that offer insight on hospital finances, proposed payment changes and more.

THA Solutions Group, a Tennessee Hospital Association subsidiary, chose healthcare technology firm Xsolis as a partner to bring predictive analytics for case management and utilization review to its hospitals.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System posted strong financial results in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Hospitals that outsource their full revenue cycle function are underperforming compared to their counterparts that handle revenue cycle management internally, according to a Crowe hospital data analysis.

San Antonio-based Baptist Health System, a part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, will lead care delivery for a health plan operated by Mutual of Omaha and Lumeris in San Antonio.