A common theme for non-profit hospitals is that short-term reimbursement measures are credit positive, while long-term initiatives pose credit negative factors. The Aug. 1 announcement from the CMS that hospital inpatient reimbursement rates will increase 2.8 percent for fiscal year…

For hospital executives, it may be hard to imagine a world where hospitals, physicians and health insurance plans all coexist with nary a dispute. In fact, that's one of the main criticisms of the U.S. healthcare system: that each sector…

Francine Padgett is more than just the senior vice president, treasurer and CFO of MidMichigan Health in Midland, Mich. — she's an award-winning executive.

St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho, has formed a partnership with SelectHealth, a health plan part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, to offer new value-based health insurance benefits to Idaho residents.

California Senate Bill 359 (pdf), which would limit the charges of a hospital's out-of-network emergency department plan, has passed both the Senate and Assembly and now awaits the signature of Gov. Jerry Brown.

The Midland County Hospital District board of directors, which manages the indigent care funds of Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital, approved a lower tax rate for homeowners for the upcoming fiscal year, according to a Midland Reporter-Telegram report.

Decision aids, which are evidence-based health materials and literature to help educate patients about their treatment options, could lower hospital treatment costs and reduce procedures, according to a study from Health Affairs.

Health Share of Oregon — the state's largest Medicaid coordinated care organization, which are part of Oregon's new Medicaid demonstration program — officially went live this past Saturday, according to a Portland Business Journal report.

Maine Attorney General William Schneider has filed documents with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals asking the court to review CMS' failure to decide on Maine's proposed Medicaid cuts, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

When hospital CFOs confront ICD-10, one of the biggest questions that arises is: What will the price tag be for the hospital to convert to ICD-10?