1. 63 financial benchmarks for hospital executives
Hospital leaders across the nation use benchmarking as a way to determine the areas of their business that need improvement. The continuous process of benchmarking allows hospital executives to see how their organizations stack up against local and regional competitors as well as national leaders.
2. For-profit hospital operators by the numbers: A look at HCA, Tenet, CHS, LifePoint and UHS
The five largest for-profit hospital companies in the U.S. operate more than 450 acute care hospitals combined and reported revenues ranging between $6.3 billion and $43.6 billion in 2017.
3. BPCI hospitals see similar Medicare payments as other hospitals, study suggests
Hospitals participating in five common medical bundles under CMS’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program did not see significant changes in Medicare payments or quality metrics when compared to control hospitals, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
4. Healthcare debt issuance is down 57% this year: Here’s why that’s good
While other municipal sectors have seen bond issuance increasing, healthcare volumes are down 57 percent year-to-date.
5. Private equity firm to buy LifePoint Health for $5.6B
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management will purchase Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health for $5.6 billion including debt, the two entities announced July 23.
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