Environmental consciousness has permeated its way into the supply chains of many industries, and currently, 54 percent of hospital executives believe green attributes are important in their purchasing decisions, according to a study by Johnson & Johnson.

Three physicians and health policy directors with Physicians for a National Health Program conducted a study on how Medicare pays private insurers, also known as Medicare Advantage plans, and they identified overpayments totaling $282.6 billion since 1985.

Little is known about the procedures of the relatively young Medicaid Recovery Auditors, also known as Medicaid RACs, but as those groups begin to conduct more actual audits, hospitals and other providers will soon gain an idea of what revenue…

A fear of the unknown is a natural human reaction, mostly because we want to know that we are safe. This especially applies in today's hospitals and health systems, as organizations want to make sure they are safe and stable…

Roughly 71 percent of healthcare CEOs believe improving clinical operations and care delivery performance are the biggest opportunities to save money within their organizations, according to a recent survey from Huron Healthcare.

Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care reported combined revenue of $1.3 billion for the first six months of this year, and hopes to boost its credit rating by raising revenue and cutting costs, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Banner Health, a 23-hospital health system based in Phoenix, announced it will now offer its patients one billing statement for all outstanding balances from any of its providers.

Officials with the American Hospital Association have urged the Internal Revenue Service to update rules surrounding tax-exempt bonds when it comes to healthcare reform provisions, according to an AHA News Now report.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare is one of the largest health systems in the country, and with $7.5 billion in assets, the health system relies heavily on the volatility of the stock market, according to a Boston Globe report.

Last year, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new guidance on bad debt for healthcare organizations, including hospitals, and financial leaders may or may not be fully aware of its impact and the potential to misinterpret its applicability.