Ten states have at least seven rural hospitals that are at immediate risk of closure, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

Here are 10 hospitals or health systems that recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries reported a net loss of $1.5 billion for the quarter ending Sept. 30, according to a Nov. 4 financial report.

Montevideo, Minn.-based CCM Health hospital reports it had a positive 3.5 percent operating margin in the first half of 2022, while most of the state's hospitals have reported operating losses, the West Central Tribune reported Nov. 4. 

Emergency hospital St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., is to permanently close its doors and the building will be demolished, according to a Nov. 1 report from KIRO Newsradio.

Insurance-related barriers to care such as unaffordable deductibles and excessive requirements for prior authorization are "deeply troubling" amid the current open enrollment season, a Nov. 1 American Hospital Association letter addressed to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and Labor Secretary Martin…

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare's Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, Pa., has received a $2.5 million grant from the American Rescue Plan Act to reopen its doors, Vista.Today reported Nov. 4. 

Many hospitals and health systems aim to recruit and retain permanent staff to replace contract labor positions, which have seen wages skyrocket because of staff shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Average hourly earnings for U.S. workers rose 0.4 percent in October, up from 0.3 percent in September and rising 4.7 percent from 2021. The healthcare, professional and technical services, and manufacturing sectors led those gains, according to a Nov. 4…

Labor challenges, supply chain disruptions, rising costs and difficult payer relationships are putting hospital and health systems' margins under extreme pressure, forcing many organizations to look for more creative avenues to increase revenues and reduce costs.