1. Analysis: HCA, Tenet see uncompensated care costs rise this year
HCA Healthcare in Nashville, Tenn., and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare recorded higher uncompensated care costs in 2017 than last year, according to an analysis published in Forbes.
2. Updated: What we know about bundled payments so far — Q&A with Strata’s director of continuous improvement
Jennifer Ittner, director of continuous improvement at Strata Decision Technology, answered questions from Becker’s Hospital Review about hospitals’ challenges and successes as healthcare organizations begin implementing bundled payment programs.
3. Financial updates from Advocate Health Care, Cleveland Clinic & 3 other systems
These five health systems recently released their financial statements for part or all of fiscal year 2017.
4. For-profit hospital stock report: Week of Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Four of the five major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices rise last week.
5. CMS: Hospitals charging Medicare the most, least for common procedures under IPPS
CMS released data on Inpatient Prospective Payment System provider charges for all diagnosis-related groups last month.
