Leadership & Management

Two recent reports from Standard & Poor found that non-profit hospitals and health systems improved financially in fiscal year 2009 compared to 2008, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

The American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Healthcare Financial Management Association and VHA have sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service urging the agency to allow non-profit hospitals to complete Schedule H reports on a…

Mercer County Hospital in Aledo, Ill., has seen a $1.2 million turnaround from last year, according to a Quad-City Times report.

If all inpatient payments were covered by Medicare, a hospital would have to reduce direct costs by $1,082 per case, or 14 percent, to sustain current operating margins, according to an analysis by sg2.

Suzanne Lestina, director of revenue cycle at the Healthcare Financial Management Association, discusses four trends in revenue cycle management.

Florida Hospital Healthcare System, based in Orlando, Fla., is prepared to end its contract with United Healthcare if the two groups cannot agree on terms before Aug. 15, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton, Mass., has said it will close two hospital units due to rising pension costs and declining reimbursements, according to a report by the Boston Herald.

The employment rate at hospitals and physician practices is expected to increase over the last six month of the year, due largely in part to the end of uncertainties surrounding healthcare reform and the Medicare sustainable growth rate, according to…

The Kentucky Hospital Association has predicted the state's hospitals could lose $1.2 billion in revenue over the next 10 years, according to a KHA report.

Newberry County Memorial Hospital in Newberry, S.C., recently underwent a revenue cycle review that identified several opportunities for improved efficiency for the 102-bed hospital.Ron Vigus, CEO of the hospital, says the hospital completed the last fiscal year with a positive…