This week's 5 must-reads for hospital CFOs

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review that offer insight into revenue cycle optimization, cancer care costs and more.

 1. 4 financial, strategic and revenue cycle issues health systems are facing
From uncertainty around the future of the ACA to dwindling reimbursement, hospitals and health systems across the nation are facing a myriad of challenges.

2. Tennessee hospital closes after falling 94% short of GoFundMe goal
Copper Basin Medical Center, a critical access hospital in Copperhill, Tenn., closed Oct. 1.

3. 3 best practices for hospital revenue cycle optimization
To improve revenue cycle performance, hospitals and health systems must focus on the right priorities and track the appropriate metrics.

4. Study reveals cancer care more expensive in hospital outpatient setting than community practice setting
Patients pay more for cancer care delivered in a hospital outpatient setting than for the same care delivered in an independent, community oncology practice, according to a study recently released by the Community Oncology Alliance.

5. What CMS' new Medicare cards mean for providers: 7 things to know
CMS will begin mailing new Medicare ID cards to roughly 58 million beneficiaries in April to meet the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act deadline to remove Social Security numbers from all cards.

More articles on healthcare finance:

Nurses at California hospital walk off the job after not being paid
California hospital files for bankruptcy after missing payroll
Temple University Health's $5.7M operating loss anchored by Epic installation

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