While nonprofit hospital financial performance has been steady overall this year, the top performing hospitals have continued to shine while lower performing hospitals struggled, according to Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report.” Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, gathers data from…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health reported a net loss of $23.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, down from a net income of $26.3 million during the same period last year as professional fee expenses and payer denials persisted “more…

Hospitals have no shortage of visibility into accounts receivable. The challenge is converting that visibility into payment. Most teams still move between clearinghouse feeds, payer portals, and automated phone systems to confirm status, assemble evidence, and decide the next step.…

Greenville-based Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama plans to end inpatient services and lay off around 90 employees across multiple departments in an effort to become a rural emergency hospital, according to a Nov. 13 Facebook post on the hospital’s page.…

A recent Kaufman Hall “Physician Flash Report” for the third quarter of 2025 found that medical group investment dropped in September, a first drop since the COVID-19 pandemic.  The median investment or subsidy per provider dipped slightly from $239,338 to…

Renton, Wash.-based Providence reported an operating income of $21 million (0.3% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2025, up from an operating loss of $208 million (-2.7% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Nov. 13…

While the nation’s largest for-profit health systems largely posted solid gains in the third quarter, major health insurers faced mixed results, with some reporting significant losses and others weathering margin pressures amid rising medical costs. Becker’s compared third-quarter financial performance…

Patient engagement platform Luma Health has acquired digital health and patient intake software firm Tonic Health from R1 RCM.  Luma said the acquisition furthers the company’s mission to “automate busywork, reduce staff friction and make it simpler for patients to…

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health plans to close the labor and delivery unit and OB-GYN surgical services at its Centra Southside Community Hospital, along with outpatient care at its CMG Southside Women’s Center, both in Farmville, Va., on Dec. 19.  The…

The longest government shutdown in American history ended Nov. 12, but the fate of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits — the sticking point for Democrats — will not be decided until December.  Five things to know: 1. President Donald…