CFO E-Weeklies | 2014

December 31, 2014

38 largest layoffs of 2014 | 5 most interesting M&A deals | New IRS rules for tax-exempt hospitals | Kentucky faces 3 challenges in Medicaid expansion

December 30, 2014

Quincy Medical Center closes | 4 recent hospital transactions & partnerships | OSU Wexner asks vendors to slash prices | Hospital CFOs’ top concerns

December 29, 2014

• Baptist Memorial Health posts $299.7M operating loss | 15 latest healthcare lawsuits & settlements | 16 recently featured CFOs | 11 latest executive moves

December 26, 2014

• 18 hospital transactions in December | What it takes to run a hospital’s finance team | 10 most popular finance stories of 2014 | 10 things to know about the 89 new MSSP ACOs

December 24, 2014

• 5 traits of a good CFO | Dallas hospital closes | 100 hospitals with great women’s health programs | CMS adds 89 new Medicare ACOs

December 23, 2014

• 5 hospital transactions & partnerships | Texas Health Presbyterian’s finances bounce back after Ebola crisis | Carolinas HealthCare more than doubles operating surplus | Boston Children’s to pay $40k to settle data breach

December 22, 2014

• 1,714 hospitals see bonuses under value-based purchasing | 5 CFOs in the headlines | 8 recent hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | Erlanger continues plans for $1.7M in manager bonuses

December 19, 2014

• Medicare penalizes 721 hospitals for HACs | Sutter Health posts $224M operating surplus | Cleveland Clinic adds Baylor Scott & White to cardiovascular network | Steward refuses to submit financial statement

December 18, 2014

• • 5 latest layoffs | Trinity Health to acquire Saint Francis Care – This and 3 more transactions | S&P downgrades CHI’s credit rating | CFO admits receiving kickbacks

     

• December 17, 2014
• • Illinois hospital blackmailed over patient data | Hospitals optimistic about future financial performance | Scripps Health’s surplus dips to $291.57M | Piedmont Medical Center receives go-ahead to build new hospital

     

• December 16, 2014
• • 18 lawmakers want Prime deal blocked | 8 CFOs on the move | 6 transactions & partnerships | CHI posts $134.7M operating loss

     

• December 15, 2014
• • Former CFO sues LifePoint for age discrimination | 5 hospital CFOs in the headlines | 2014’s 5 most interesting hospital M&A deals | 18 executive moves

     

• December 12, 2014
• • CHI to cut 1,500 jobs | Erlanger defends CEO’s pay raise | 10 largest donations to hospitals | Community Health Systems to sell Arkansas hospital

     

• December 11, 2014
• • Prime plans to go public | Physicians report lower compensation increases | Catholic Health, Mount St. Mary’s merger receives go-ahead | 5 core management errors in health systems

     

• December 10, 2014
• • UnitedHealth vs. Molina for fastest-growing health insurance stock | Erlanger to give $1.7M in bonuses | HCA to buy back half of Bain’s $1.13B stake | Are high-deductible plans a threat to patients’ health?

     

• December 9, 2014
• • Top 14 healthcare stories of the year | 6 recent hospital transactions & partnerships | 8 recent capital projects | 50 of the most powerful people in healthcare

     

• December 8, 2014
• • 5 hospital CFOs in the headlines | Capella pursuing $100M loan to buy CHS hospital | 13 new names in healthcare | 8 recent hospital rating changes, affirmations

     

• December 5, 2014
• • Hospital CFOs’ top concerns for 2015 | UnitedHealth projects double-digit earnings growth | Advocate Good Samaritan’s $92M expansion approved by council | How Intermountain, Cleveland Clinic & others have succeeded at population health without an ACO

     

• December 4, 2014
• • Moody’s: Outlook remains negative for nonprofit healthcare | A breakdown of Cleveland Clinic’s $652.7M community benefit | More healthcare M&A activity expected next year | 3 thoughts on U.S. healthcare, foreign policy and the interest rate policy

     

• December 3, 2014
• • 10 observations on M&A activity for the future | Cone Health’s surplus increases to $9.3M | 7 must-know provisions of the proposed ACO rules | 25 healthcare leaders share their best piece of advice

     

• December 2, 2014
• • Cleveland Clinic’s operating surplus grows to $123.9M | 12 hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | Sharp Grossmont Hospital has a new CFO | Ambulatory healthcare services on the rise: 10 statistics

     

• December 1, 2014
• • 65 laid off after hospital’s $30M accounting error | Largest hospital layoffs of 2014 | Physician pay hits a plateau: 7 findings | 50 things to know about the hospital industry

     

• November 28, 2014
• • 22 hospital transactions & partnerships in November | 6 latest hospital layoffs | Trinity Health’s surplus down $118.7M | 5 CFOs in the headlines this week

     

• November 26, 2014
• • Union says Prime Healthcare overbilled Medicare by $93M | University General Health has a new CFO | HealthSouth to acquire Encompass Home Health for $750M | 5 things to know about 68 recently unsealed FCA cases

     

• November 25, 2014
• • 50 things to know about Medicaid expansion | 6 recent hospital transactions & partnerships | Orlando Health posts $41.5M operating surplus | Grady Health nixes BCBS contract

     

• November 24, 2014
• • Prime Healthcare’s M&A spree: 6 deals in a month | Dignity Health reports $15.2M operating loss | 17 recent executive moves | 4 thoughts on hospital layoffs amid rising healthcare employment

     

• November 21, 2014
• • Henry Ford Health System’s surplus drops to $15.25M | 13 recent hospital & health system capital projects | 130 nonprofit hospital, health system CEOs to know | Quincy Medical Center closure delayed | 135-year-old Colorado hospital shuts down

     

• November 20, 2014
• • Banner Health’s operating surplus increases to $228.8M | 6 latest CFO moves | 5 things to know about Allina Health’s Q3 financial results | 3 healthcare executives on the biggest challenge of 2014

     

• November 19, 2014
• • Mayo Clinic posts $205.3M operating surplus | Huntington Memorial Hospital & 3 other hospitals receive credit downgrades | ApolloMed’s revenue up 362% in Q2 | 7 recent hospital transactions & partnerships

     

• November 18, 2014
• • 30 largest ACOs | Ascension posts $86.99M net loss for Q1 | 11 recent hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | Can your hospital survive as an independent hospital?

     

• November 14, 2014
• • 6 shifts in leadership priorities | Humana’s profit falls 21.2% in Q3 | How hospitals can offset the effects of high-deductible health plans | Moody’s downgrades Bethesda Healthcare’s bond rating

     

• November 13, 2014
• • CHS, HCA, UnitedHealthcare and Aetna stock falls after SCOTUS agrees to hear subsidy challenge | PPACA enrollment expected to tumble: 5 facts and observations | IASIS Healthcare to sell North Vista Hospital | 11 emerging roles in healthcare

     

• November 12, 2014
• • 100 things to know about Medicare, Medicaid | 8 recent transactions, partnerships | Kaiser Hospitals, Health Plan post net income of $997M in Q3 | The evolution of the CFO

     

• November 11, 2014
• • 9 hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | Forest Park Med. Center appoints CFOs for 2 new hospitals | Insurers predict 20% jump in 2015 enrollment numbers | Where are the 25 Leapfrog “F” hospitals?

     

• November 10, 2014
• • 5 latest hospital, health system layoffs | SwedishAmerican, UW Health sign merger agreement | FTC orders Symbion to divest Florida ASC | 5 things to know about Biotronik’s FCA settlement

     

• November 7, 2014
• • WellCare’s profit drops by $44.7M in Q3 | Summa Health lays off 140 | Kindred Healthcare reports $4.36M loss for Q3 | 11 CEOs weigh in on the one healthcare problem they want fixed tonight

     

• November 6, 2014
• • Moody’s: Rating downgrades still prevail in Q3 | 5 things to know about CHS’ Q3 financial results | Columbus Regional Health to lay off 99 | Republicans take Congress: 4 things healthcare leaders should know

     

• November 5, 2014
• • 5 things to know about Tenet’s Q3 financial results | CHS acquires Gaffney Medical Center | 6 thoughts on what ‘lean’ means for healthcare | 10 reads on disruption, innovation

     

• November 4, 2014
• • 35 hospital transactions, partnerships | 10 things to know about 2015 Medicare payment rules | Molina Healthcare’s profits double in Q3 | Capella Healthcare posts $4.6M net gain for Q3

     

• November 3, 2014
• • Dignity Health to pay $37M to settle False Claims case | 10 top medical innovations for 2015 | Cigna’s revenue up 9% in Q3 | Gilead Sciences’ profits up 246% in Q3

     

• October 31, 2014
• • 3 of the most frightening things in healthcare | 100 physician leaders of hospitals, health systems | WellPoint’s operating revenue grows to $18.4B in Q3 | How hospitals throw away $15M each year

     

• October 30, 2014
• • Will the midterms impact healthcare? | 3 ways to cut audit management costs | Cleveland Clinic breaks ground on hospital | Strategies for growing outpatient revenue

     

• October 29, 2014
• • HCA’s net income up $153M in Q3 | 10 leadership lessons | Mercy Health, Rockford Health to merge | Aetna posts $594.5M profit for Q3 | 20 healthcare CEO changes to know

     

• October 28, 2014
• • Will bundled payments hurt healthcare innovation? | 4 recent hospital transactions, partnerships | LifePoint reports strong Q3 financial results | 7 recent hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations

     

• October 27, 2014
• • Texas Health Presbyterian’s revenue drops 26% after Ebola case | 5 most-read finance stories | 10 most admired healthcare CEOs | Physician tests positive for Ebola in NYC: 5 things to know

     

• October 24, 2014
• • Detroit Med Center to lay off 565 | S&P: Ebola adds healthcare costs but won’t lead to rating actions for now | Why a failing bookstore is key to future of healthcare | Spectrum Health, Pennock Health to affiliate

     

• October 23, 2014
• • 10 important reads for hospital leaders | Could Republicans dismantle the PPACA as we know it? | 5 points help defuse latest 340B controversy | Will the sale of Daughters of Charity be derailed by a union-backed lawsuit?

     

• October 22, 2014
• • 100 hospitals with great neurosurgery, spine programs | 6 recent hospital transactions | 9 things every leader should keep an eye on | 5 things to know about Medicaid, CHIP enrollment increases

     

• October 21, 2014
• • 100 healthcare stats | 4 things to know about finding debt synergies after a merger | UnitedHealth reports rise in Q3 profit | 50 stats on specialists’ starting salaries

     

• October 20, 2014
• • 5 hospital finance trends | Hackensack, Meridian Health to merge | 13 hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | 10 things to consider before accepting Medicare’s 68% settlement offer | 6 factors putting the most pressure on hospitals

     

• October 17, 2014
• • 10 things to know about Prime Healthcare’s aggressive M&A approach | HCA previews Q3 profit increase | 7 capital projects | Is your physician compensation plan aligned with value-based reimbursement?

     

• October 16, 2014
• • What causes mergers to be challenged by the FTC? | Prime Healthcare announces another acquisition | Moody’s revises Piedmont Healthcare’s outlook | 16 critical competencies for healthcare leaders

     

• October 15, 2014
• • How hospitals survive in states without Medicaid expansion | Does reference pricing lead to healthcare savings? | 10 latest CEO moves | Baylor University Med. Center in “immediate jeopardy”

     

• October 14, 2014
• • 7 recent hospital partnerships, transactions | CHS to divest Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 13 executive moves | For-profit hospital stock report

     

• October 13, 2014
• • 5 most-read finance stories | Daughters of Charity to sell 6 hospitals to Prime Healthcare | 6 hospital rating and outlook changes, affirmations | How to get physicians to care about cost containment

     

• October 10, 2014
• • 8 hospital, health system layoffs | Massachusetts provides real-time prices for healthcare | Kindred to acquire Gentiva for $1.8B | How to gain a competitive edge while preparing for ICD-10

     

• October 9, 2014
• • Moody’s: 3 key trends affecting hospitals, health insurers this year | 3 areas where hospitals can go green, cut costs | Medicare fines record number of hospitals for readmissions | 11 steps to a more collaborative health system

     

• October 8, 2014
• • Are hospitals abusing the 340B drug discount program? | 6 things to know about the rise of specialty drugs, healthcare costs | 9 intriguing facts about physicians’ handwriting, clothes and diets

     

• October 7, 2014
• • 5 recent executive moves | 7 reads for healthcare managers | 8 recent transactions, partnerships | 5 latest narrow network stories

     

• October 6, 2014
• • 6 recent data breaches | The burdens of benchmarking | The most important things CFOs can do today | Readmissions penalties will cost hospitals $428M in FY 2015

     

• October 3, 2014
• • 200 hospital benchmarks | Judge delays ruling on Partners deal | UPHS posts $438.6M surplus | How to replace an iconic CEO? | CHS acquires Natchez Regional

     

• October 2, 2014
• • Are medical mergers the root of rising healthcare costs? | 7 leading healthcare issues this week | How 13 mergers, restructurings affected CEOs | The CFO dashboard

     

• October 1, 2014
• • 10 things to know about 2013 Medicare RAC results | Open Payments website launches | St. Joseph Health reports $16M operating loss | 10 most social media-friendly hospitals

     

• September 30, 2014
• • Dignity Health’s net income up $73M | 4 hospital transactions, partnerships | Stanford Health Care, ValleyCare sign affiliation agreement

     

• September 29, 2014
• • 7 exec moves | Massachusetts AG amends Partners deal | 6 rating changes | Farzad Mostashari on why hospitals should embrace ACOs

     

• September 26, 2014
• • 10 things to know about the drop in uncompensated care costs | Toyota is not lean | Meridian Health, Raritan Bay explore merger

     

• September 25, 2014
• • Will bundled payments kill innovation? | 6 hospital deals that fell through this year | Cadence operating margin down

     

• September 24, 2014
• • Mayo, Methodist leaders discuss affiliation | 160 gastroenterologists to know | Inpatient utilization declines, stagnates | HCA to to purchase PatientKeeper

     

• September 23, 2014
• • 6 transactions | Geisinger margin drops | 9 exec moves | 125 hospitals with great orthopedic programs | What can healthcare leaders learn from P&G’s CEO?

     

• September 22, 2014
• • 8 rating changes | The cost of employing physicians | 6 layoffs | 3 things the most innovative systems do

     

• September 19, 2014
• • 4 of the most interesting deals in healthcare | 47-year old idea that could transform healthcare | 7 statistics on nonprofit hospital community benefit spending

     

• September 18, 2014
• • What lies ahead for CFOs when their hospitals merge? | Anthem Blue Cross, California hospitals to form joint venture | 10 things to know about Medicare ACO performance | What is the cost of defensive medicine?

     

  • September 17, 2014
    • 8 hospital downgrades | America’s healthcare access problem | 10 exec moves | UPMC issues $400M in bonds

       

  • September 16, 2014
    • Breaking down the Advocate-NorthShore merger | 100 great heart programs | 4 cost control strategies for protecting Medicare margins | Beaumont Health names 10 executives

       

  • September 15, 2014
    • Is this the end for hospital charity care? | Advocate, NorthShore to merge | 30 things to know about Stark Law | 5 keys to ACO success

       

  • September 12, 2014
    • Sylvania Franciscan, CHI reach merger agreement | 25 cities least impacted by physician shortages | 10 things to know about CMS’ offer to help clear Medicare claims backlog

       

  • September 11, 2014
    • 20 hospital closures, bankruptcies | What healthcare can learn from Harley-Davidson | A CFO’s take on finding savings | 5 major industry changes

       

  • September 10, 2014
    • 150 CFOs to know | 6 questions great leaders ask | How to get a less costly, happier hospital | Is health reform affordability a myth?

       

  • September 9, 2014
    • 31 layoffs in 2014 | Are U.S. hospital admin costs too high? | 7 trends to watch | Join our CFO discussion

       

  • September 8, 2014
    • 12 exec moves | Healthcare spending: 15 things to know | What makes hospital CEOs squirm? | Mass. AG renegotiates Partners deal

       

  • September 5, 2014
    • 10 things to know about the future of PPACA subsidies | Beaumont, Botsford and Oakwood complete $3.4B merger | Highmark sues UPMC | Healthcare spending is on the rise

       

  • September 4, 2014
    • CVS Caremark’s 9 latest affiliations | North Shore-LIJ margin falls | The roadmap to excellence | For-profits see self-pay decline

       

  • September 3, 2014
    • 17 exec moves | Medicaid expansion benefits Tenet, CHS | 9 bad decision behaviors | 5 transactions

       

  • September 2, 2014
    • CVS vs. Walgreens: Who wins? | Maryland’s potential solution to the healthcare cost crisis | Top 10 medical tourism countries | 10 states with the lowest paid NPs

       

  • September 1, 2014
    • 7 C-suite hiring stats | SSM Health revenue up 40% | 6 rating, outlook changes | 10 states with lowest physician pay

       

  • August 29, 2014
    • Northwestern, Cadence finalize merger | Q2 hospital deal volume down 68% | 10 states with the highest paid RNs | Sandhills Regional in ‘immediate jeopardy’

       

  • August 28, 2014
    • Why best practices don’t matter | Nonprofit revenues hit record low | Kern Medical Center fires CFO | 12 population health milestones

       

  • August 27, 2014
    • What role is most likely to be CEO? | 6 capital projects | Presbyterian margin rises to 6.9% | Are freestanding EDs forcing hospital evolution?

       

  • August 26, 2014
    • How regulation hurts innovation | Cleveland Clinic, Akron General strike ownership deal | 5 transactions | What motivates managers?

       

  • August 25, 2014
    • 6 layoffs | 5 big healthcare mistakes | Banner, Texas Health see surplus declines | 8 rating, outlook changes

       

  • August 22, 2014
    • How healthcare could save $8B | UPMC revenue up 12% | Will hospitals have to pay staff phone bills? | Melrose-Wakefield faces $28k OSHA fine

       

  • August 21, 2014
    • What’s behind Walgreens’ $1B forecast error? | North Shore-LIJ joins Cleveland Clinic network | Google reveals healthcare disparity | Anthem faces narrow networks lawsuit

       

  • August 20, 2014
    • Medicare reimbursement: 100 things to know | Cleveland Clinic Q2 margin drops | Uber’s healthcare innovation lessons | 25 healthcare leaders under 40

       

  • August 19, 2014
    • CHS, HCA, UHS, LifePoint, Tenet stock report | 5 credit downgrades | The most important thing a CEO does | 5 transactions

       

  • August 18, 2014
    • 11 exec moves | Cleveland Clinic, UPMC, MedStar monetize innovation | 9 credit rating changes | Novant’s CEO: 10 things to know

       

  • August 15, 2014
    • 50 things to know about top payers | Should hospitals help pay consumers’ insurance premiums? | Alexian Brothers, Loyola to affiliate

       

  • August 14, 2014
    • 100 ACOs to know | 40 physician compensation stats | WellPoint rebrands as Anthem | 9 CEO changes

       

  • August 13, 2014
    • 20 healthcare investment niches | Should you worry about Wal-Mart? | Kaiser Permanente profits up 25% | Webinar: Achieve transformational change

       

  • August 12, 2014
    • 14 exec moves | EHRs: Solution or problem? | Texas healthcare: 100 things to know | 7 credit rating changes

       

  • August 11, 2014
    • 100 largest hospitals | Will exchange plans hurt AMCs? | 20 physician salary stats | The cost of not expanding Medicaid

       

  • August 8, 2014
    • Does more value mean less profit? | 40 physician compensation statistics | 10 healthcare lawsuits | 9 capital projects

       

  • August 7, 2014
    • Apple, Epic and IBM’s healthcare takeover | Capella reports $5.4M Q2 loss | The 65% margin activity | 24 of healthcare’s leading women

       

  • August 6, 2014
    • What caused the healthcare spending slowdown? | 7 things to know about CMS’ IPPS final rule | 7 hospital rating, outlook changes

       

  • August 5, 2014
    • CHS profit skyrockets | 6 transactions, partnerships | 25 things to know about IT investments | Moody’s downgrades St. Luke’s

       

  • August 4, 2014
    • 8 executive moves | 70 Chicago healthcare leaders | 6 hospital capital projects | Moody’s confirms Good Shepherd Medical Center’s ‘Ba3’ rating

       

  • August 1, 2014
    • 4 recent layoffs | Additional 4k providers explore bundled payments | Largest Medicare ACO operator reports $9.8M net loss

       

  • July 31, 2014
    • 10 CEOs: Why I chose healthcare | WellPoint, Humana Q2 profits drop | 12 recent executive moves | The Steve Jobs innovation approach

       

  • July 30, 2014
    • 7 most expensive cities for primary care | HCA, Aetna Q2 profits rise | S&P revises UHS outlook to positive | Bad boss? 5 considerations

       

  • July 29, 2014
    • 70 CFO moves in 2014 | Is Walgreens outdoing your population health efforts? | For-profit hospital stock report for UHS, HCA, Tenet, CHS, LifePoint

       

  • July 28, 2014
    • UHS, LifePoint report Q2 results | 7 things CEOs hate | What’s it like providing healthcare in a war zone?

       

  • July 25, 2014
    • Fitch Explains What Conflicting Subsidy Decisions Mean For Hospitals | Former Wal-Mart Executive Named to HHS Senior Counselor Position | Moody’s Affirms Aspen Valley’s ‘Baa2’ Rating

       

  • July 24, 2014
    • Tenet, Ascension, Dignity to Form Joint Venture | 26 of the Most Controversial People in Healthcare | 10 States With the Highest Hospital CEO Turnover Rates

       

  • July 23, 2014
    • Fitch Upgrades Stanford Hospital & Clinics’ Rating | 10 Concerns, Trends Facing Hospitals Right Now | What Healthcare Can Learn From Microsoft Layoffs

       

  • July 22, 2014
    • Mayo vs. Cleveland Clinic: Which Affiliate Network Reigns? | 15 Most Expensive Cities for Primary Care | 10 Latest CFO Moves

       

  • July 21, 2014
    • 22 Executive Moves | The Partners HealthCare, Martha Coakley Deal: 15 Things to Know | 50 Things to Know About the Country’s Largest GPOs

       

  • July 18, 2014
    • M&A Spending Skyrockets in Q2 | Moody’s Downgrades UMCC’s Rating to ‘Baa2’ | 3 Key Takeaways on Healthcare Spending Growth

       

    • July 17, 2014
      • • 9 Credit Downgrades | HCA Expects 9% Q2 Revenue Increase | 11 Grantseeking Challenges | Wal-Mart’s Lessons for Reinventing Hospitals

           

  • July 16, 2014
    • • 10 of Healthcare’s Biggest Rivalries | The Medicare Appeals Backlog Clash: 5 Things to Know | 50 Things to Know About Major EHR Vendors Epic, Cerner, MEDITECH, McKesson, athenahealth and Others

         

    • July 15, 2014
      • • For-Profit Hospital Stock Report: CHS, HCA, UHS, Tenet and LifePoint | CHS, Natchez Regional Sign Definitive Agreement | Hospitalist Billing Trends: 7 Things to Know | Moody’s Affirms Boston Children’s Hospital Rating

           

    • July 14, 2014
      • • 4 Recent Layoffs | Moody’s Affirms Flagler, Providence Health Ratings | What Wayne Gretzky Can Teach Healthcare | 5 Questions to Ask Before a Transaction

           

    • July 11, 2014
      • • 7 Top Acquisition, Affiliation Arrangements | Fitch Affirms Aurora Health Care’s ‘A’ Bond Rating | 10 States With Highest, Lowest Uninsured Rates

           

    • July 10, 2014
      • • Lahey Health, Winchester Hospital Finalize Partnership | Moody’s Affirms University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ ‘Aa2’ Rating | Medicare RACs: 8 Things to Know

           

    • July 9, 2014
      • • Health Systems Becoming Payers: 8 Observations | How Johns Hopkins Bayview Cut $1.25M in Lab Costs | Hospitals’ Top 10 Health IT Investment Plans

           

    • July 8, 2014
      • • 50 Top-Grossing Public Hospitals | Moody’s Affirms Sanford Health, Henry Ford Health Ratings | 4 Claims Denial Management Tips

           

    • July 7, 2014
      • • UnitedHealth Group: 10 Things to Know | Financial Feasibility Studies: 5 Best Practices | 11 Recent Capital Projects

           

    • July 3, 2014
      • • Fitch Downgrades Mississippi Baptist Health System | 10 Things to Know About Aetna | Moody’s Affirms Summit Health Rating

           

    • July 2, 2014
      • • 8 Rating, Outlook Changes | 10 Things to Know About Aetna | The PPACA and For-Profit Hospitals: 5 Things to Know From Fitch

           

    • July 1, 2014
      • • 50 Top-Grossing For-Profit Hospitals: 2014 | Moody’s Affirms Saint Francis Health System Rating | UPMC, Highmark Finalize Deal

           

    • June 30, 2014
      • • 5 Things to Know About the Healthcare Spending Slowdown | Moody’s Affirms St. Luke’s A2 Rating | Insurance Automatic Enrollment Proposed | PinnacleHealth, Hershey Medical to Partner

           

    • June 27, 2014
      • • Healthcare Spending Decreased in Q1 | Effects of Medicaid Expansion Decisions | Moody’s Affirms Jefferson Health’s Rating | UnitedHealthcare, NYUPN Partner For Coordinated Care

           

    • June 26, 2014
      • • Fitch Upgrades UHS Ratings | Moody’s Downgrades King’s Daughters’ Medical Center | 3 Medicare Audit Myths

           

    • June 25, 2014
      • • Fitch Affirms LifePoint Rating, Stable Outlook | Tenet Opens 128-Bed Hospital | Beaumont, Botsford, Oakwood Reach $3.8B Merger Agreement | Moody’s Downgrades Winthrop-University Hospital

           

    • June 24, 2014
      • • 7 Factors Driving Insurance Rates | 30 Largest Nonprofit Health Systems | For-Profit Hospital Stock Report for HCA, UHS, CHS, Tenet, LifePoint

           

    • June 23, 2014
      • • 15 Recent Layoffs | 10 Executive Moves | 50 Largest For-Profit Hospitals in America: 2014

           

    • June 20, 2014
      • • 150 Hospital Transactions, Partnerships 2014 | HHS Allows 340B Discount | Insurance Rates to Rise 8% in 2015

           

    • June 19, 2014
      • • 11 Hospital Credit Downgrades | Cleveland Clinic Launches $2B Fundraising Effort | The Problem With All-You-Can-Eat Healthcare

           

    • June 18, 2014
      • • 7 Key Medicare Issues | 10 Payers With the Highest First-Pass Resolve Rates | GAO: $10B in Federal IT Contracts Could Fail

           

    • June 17, 2014
      • • Healthcare Spending Growth: 6 Things to Know | 7 Recent Transactions | The $9B Company About to Revolutionize Healthcare

           

    • June 16, 2014
      • • 91 Layoffs This Year | Henry Ford Health Sees $4.5B Revenue | Rising Hospital Charges: 10 Things to Know

           

    • June 12, 2014
      • • 50 Largest Nonprofit Hospitals | New Payment Models to Eclipse FFS by 2020 | HHS FY 2015 Spending Bill: 6 Things to Know

           

    • June 11, 2014
      • • Fitch: Hospital Charge Growth to Remain Slow | Adventist, Spectrum CIOs Talk IT Costs | Unusual Physician Billing: 5 Things to Know

           

    • June 10, 2014
      • • 9 Recent Transactions | 8 Recent CFO Appointments | 10 Payers With the Most Benefit Reliability | CBO Stops Measuring PPACA Impact: 5 Things to Know

           

    • June 9, 2014
      • • Narrow Networks: 6 Things to Know | 10 Payers With the Best Eligibility Accuracy | 24 Executive Moves | 15 Recent Lawsuits, Settlements

           

    • June 6, 2014
      • • 10 Payers With the Lowest Denial Rates | “My Best Investment”: 9 Hospital Executives Reflect | Q&A With CHI’s Jeffrey Drop | Tenet Acquires Majority Interest in Texas Regional Medical Center

           

    • June 5, 2014
      • • CHE Trinity Health Operating Income Drops 28% | Medicare Payments for E/M Services: 10 Things to Know | 8 Healthcare Organizations On This Year’s Fortune 500 List | 100 Great Community Hospitals

           

    • June 4, 2014
      • • Highmark Health Posts $186M Loss | Bundled Payments: 6 Things to Know | Duke LifePoint, Rutherford Regional Finalize Joint Venture | 340B Drug Discount Controversy: 5 Things to Know

           

    • June 3, 2014
      • • 8 Recent Transactions | Novant Health Posts $39.3M Q1 Profit | 10 Top-Performing Healthcare Payers | Toby Cosgrove, MD, CEO of Cleveland Clinic: 10 Things to Know

           

    • June 2, 2014
      • • 5 New Layoffs | What Lower Outpatient Pay Rates Would Mean for Hospitals | Geisinger Health System Has $7.4B Economic Impact | CEO Resigns Over EHR Fail – Is Your Job at Risk?

           

    • May 30, 2014
      • • How Healthcare Reform is Affecting Labor Negotiations, Costs: 5 Things to Know | OIG: Improper E/M Payments Cost Medicare $6.7B | 5 Things to Know About Co-Management Agreements | 5 Pivotal Decisions in a Leader’s Career

           

    • May 28, 2014
      • • 6 Transactions | Hospitals Sue HHS Over Medicare Appeals | 5 Key ASC Companies Report Increased Q1 Earnings | 10 Things to Know About the Alleged VA Cover-Up

           

    • May 23, 2014
      • • Key Hospital Financial Strategies From 3 Perspectives | Priceline.com for Healthcare | 4 Signs of Great Health Systems | Moody’s: Hospitals That Invest in IT, Outpatient Will Win

           

    • May 21, 2014
      • • 10 Hospital Downgrades | 7 Transactions | CIO, HIT and CFO Roundtable: Seeking Great Speakers | 5 Healthcare Terms in Need of Definition

           

    • May 19, 2014
      • • 6 Layoffs | 3 CFOs on Finding New Savings | 2-Midnight Rule Updates | Dr. Toby Cosgrove: The Concepts Behind Cleveland Clinic’s Success

           

    • May 16, 2014
      • • 6 For-Profits Post $372M in Earnings | 11 Recent Lawsuits | The CFO and Physician Are the Same Person | 3 Reasons Hospitals Switch EMRs

           

    • May 14, 2014
      • • 6 Transactions | Rural KY Hospital to Close | 5 Things to Know About Rural Finance Pressures | Largest-Ever HIPAA Fine

           

    • May 12, 2014
      • • 21 Hospitals With Strong Finances | What if Medicare Were the Only Payer? | 7 Facts About ED Profits | Only 4 Hospitals Have Reached MU2

           

    • May 9, 2014
      • • 150 Great Places to Work | The Worst Payers of 2014 | CHS Posts $112M Loss | How Do You Unwind?

           

    • May 7, 2014
      • • 10 Hospital Layoffs | 4 CFOs on Feeling the Financial Squeeze | Tenet Posts $32M Loss | 8 Transactions

           

    • May 5, 2014
      • • 5 CFO Observations | Henry Ford Lost $12M | 8 Top Hospital C-Suite Priorities | Tuomey Considers Bankruptcy

           

    • May 2, 2014
      • • 10 Points to Know on CMS’ Inpatient Rule | SSM Lost $74M | 13 CFO Job Moves | Palm Drive Hospital Closes

           

    • April 30, 2014
      • • 8 Recent Lawsuits | HCA’s Mild Profit | Why Did Hospital Stocks Soar Last Week? | 5 Transactions

           

    • April 28, 2014
      • • 10 Top Private Payer Readmissions | Moody’s: Expenses Outpacing Revenues | 10 Observations on Epic, Cerner

           

    • April 25, 2014
      • • 5 Points on FTC-ProMedica | 7 Negative Outcomes From EHRs | 25 Leadership Award Winners

           

    • April 23, 2014
      • • 8 Recent Layoffs | Hospital Bond Issuances Down Big | 6 Transactions | 25 Stats on Doc Compensation

           

    • April 22, 2014
      • • 10 Things to Know About HCA | Costs of 10 Top Medicaid Readmissions | How Novant Drove Local Exchange Enrollment | Exclusive CFO Webinar Tomorrow – Sign Up Today!

           

    • April 21, 2014
      • • 10 Recent Hospital Credit Downgrades | HFMA Releases Price Transparency Guidelines | OIG: Medicare Should Cut HOPD Rates | Becker’s Annual Meeting Reg Closes May 1 – 40 Spots Remain!

           

    • April 16, 2014
      • • 45 Nonprofit Health Systems Post FY 2013 Financials | The Costs of 10 Top Medicare Readmission Conditions | Hospital Stocks Plummet | 9 Recent Transactions

           

    • April 14, 2014
      • • What You Need to Know About the New HHS Secretary | 6 Things to Watch for in Hospital M&A | Fitch: Sluggish Earnings Likely in Q1 Again | Sinai CFO Chuck Weis to Speak at Becker’s 5th Annual Meeting!

           

    • April 11, 2014
      • • HMA Lost $329M in Final Year | 10 Observations on Medicare’s Physician Pay Data | Will Hospitals Eventually Have a Chief Medical Financial Officer? | Annual Meeting Registration Closes May 1!

           

    • April 9, 2014
      • • 8 Recent Layoffs | CHE Trinity Names Ben Carter CFO | 10 Hospitals With Strong Finances | 20 Things to Know About Kaiser | Methodist CFO Michael Schaefer to Speak in Exclusive Webinar!

           

    • April 7, 2014
      • • 100 Great Hospitals in America | What to Know About the ICD-10 Delay | 10 Inexpensive Ways to Engage Staff | U-M Hospitals CEO Becomes CFO of University

           

    • April 4, 2014
      • • Moody’s: 3 Risks That Undermine the ACA’s Benefits | Palm Drive Hospital Heads Toward Bankruptcy | 10 Reasons Why Hospitals Are Shifting to Advanced Cost Accounting | Froedtert Health CFO Scott Hawig to Speak at 5th Annual Meeting!

           

    • April 2, 2014
      • • 7 Hospital Bankruptcies & Closures in 2014 | IU Health’s Revenue, Operating Profit Decline | 8 Recent Transactions | Einstein Healthcare CFO David Ertel to Speak at 5th Annual Meeting!

           

    • March 31, 2014
      • • 6 Tips for Job-Hunting Hospital CFOs | 8 Stats on RACs | Northern Berkshire Healthcare Ends Operations, Lays Off 530 | Sign Up Today for 5th Annual Meeting Discount!

           

    • March 28, 2014
      • • 4 Characteristics of Poorly Performing Hospitals | 33% of Illinois Hospitals Operate in the Red | Duke Health Reaches $1M Settlement in Fraudulent Billing Case | Why Are Hospital IT Budgets Increasing?

           

    • March 26, 2014
      • • 6 Recent Hospital Layoffs | Multisystem Merger Brewing in Michigan & 8 Other Transactions | 10 Core Competencies for Integrated Care | Early Reg Discounts End in 4 Days–5th Annual Meeting!

           

    • March 24, 2014
      • • 54 Stats on Medicare Margins | Q&A With MetroHealth CFO Craig Richmond | 6 Areas Where Finance Execs Must Offer Insights | What Physicians Like, Dislike Most About Employment

           

    • March 21, 2014
      • • 4 Ways Hospitals Can Adapt to Declining Inpatient Volumes | C-Suiters: Meet the Chief Population Health Officer | 10 Children’s Hospitals Most Reliant on Medicaid | What Are the Capital Markets Like for Hospitals? Register for the Becker’s Hospital Conference to Find Out!

           

    • March 19, 2014
      • • 8 Hospital Credit Downgrades | Exclusive Interview With Virginia Hospital Center CFO Robin Norman | Top M&A Concerns for CFOs Post-Transaction | Early Registration for May Conference Ends in 2 Weeks – Only 100 Spots Remain!

           

    • March 17, 2014
      • • CFO Pay at the 25 Top-Grossing Hospitals | Northwestern, Cadence to Merge | Wake Forest Baptist Gets New CFO | Sign Up Today for the CFO Leadership Series!

           

    • March 14, 2014
      • • 5 Observations on the Decline of the Inpatient | Register for Becker’s CFO Leadership Webinar! | Fitch: ICD-10 Could Create Credit Problems | OIG Audits 3 Christus Hospitals

           

    • March 12, 2014
      • • 13 Recent Transactions | Cleveland Clinic Posts Healthy 2013 | Network With Other CFOs at Becker’s Hospital Conference!

           

    • March 10, 2014
      • • 6 Hospitals With EHR-Related Credit Challenges | 11 Systems With Strong Finances | 40 of the Smartest People in Healthcare | Senate Pitches New Two-Midnight Rule Bill

           

    • March 7, 2014
      • • 10 Key Points in Obama’s 2015 Budget for Hospitals | Hospitals & The “Google Approach” | 3 Things to Know About Pay-for-Performance | Early Reg for Becker’s Hospital Conference Ends April 1!

           

    • March 5, 2014
      • • 15 Key Hospital M&A Trends | The Complexity Behind Price Transparency | 7 Hospital Transactions | 6 Recent CFO Moves

           

    • March 3, 2014
      • • Top 10 Hospitals Most Exposed to Medicaid | CFO Lessons From a Printer Company | 19 Hot Areas in Healthcare for Private Equity Investment | Does the U.S. Need 5,000 Hospitals?

           

    • February 28, 2014
      • • 7 Hospital Settlements Involving Physician Kickbacks | Mayo Clinic Posts Big Earnings | Mercy CFO Randy Combs, 2 Other Finance Execs Ousted | Sharpest Minds in Healthcare Headed to Chicago

           

    • February 26, 2014
      • • 8 Recent Hospital Layoffs | Tenet Posts Net Loss in 2013 | 12 Quotes From Hospital CFOs | 12 Recent Transactions

           

    • February 24, 2014
      • • Top 20 Costliest Surgical Procedures | Cadence Health, Saint Peter’s CFOs on Long-Term Green Strategies | 5 Key RAC Changes | Are Big Systems Best for Value-Based Care?

           

    • February 21, 2014
      • • 7 Ways Companies Plan to Reduce Their Healthcare Costs | CHS Revenue, Profit Slumps in 2013 | 4 Insights on Addressing Episode Cost Variation | Fewer Than 120 Spots Remain for Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Conference!

           

    • February 19, 2014
      • • 8 Hospital Downgrades | Another Rural Georgia Hospital Closes | 4 Recent Hospital Transactions | Low-Margin Lessons From a Breakfast Cereal CFO

           

    • February 17, 2014
      • • 10 Thoughts From the C-Suite on Reform, Strategy | Q&A With Children’s Hospital & Medical Center CFO Mike Brown | Senate Passes Bill Extending Sequestration | CFO Report Feedback Wanted

           

    • February 14, 2014
      • • 8 Healthcare Trends to Watch This Year | OIG to Analyze Hospital Compensation Limits | 2 Hospitals Cited for Incorrect Kwashiorkor Billing | 12 Insights Into Great Leadership

           

    • February 12, 2014
      • • 16 Recent Hospital Transactions | CHI CFO Expands Role | 10 Key Healthcare M&A Trends | Exclusive CFO Webinar Discussion Takes Place Tomorrow!

           

    • February 10, 2014
      • • 9 Major Survey Findings From Hospital CFOs | Hospitals Lose Jobs for 2nd Straight Month | SGR Repeal Proposed | Sign Up for an Exclusive CFO Open Discussion!

           

    • February 7, 2014
      • • 4 CFOs Discuss Major Finance Issues | Arizona Hospital Files for Bankruptcy | CBO Says Health Law Has Mixed Impact | Another New York Hospital Shuns Exchange Plans

           

    • February 5, 2014
      • • 6 Recent Layoffs | HCA Posts Big 2013 | 9 Recent Hospital Transactions | What Healthcare CFOs Can Learn From a Railroad CFO

           

    • February 3, 2014
      • • CMS Delays Two-Midnight Rule | 5 Executive Compensation Trends for 2014 | Exclusive Interview With Mercy Health CFO Patrick Kowalski | 200 Stats on Physician Pay

           

    • January 31, 2014
      • • 15 Stats on Inpatient Costs | ACOs Requires $4M of Startup Capital | 9 Hospitals With Innovative Finance Projects | 5 New CFO Profiles

           

    • January 29, 2014
      • • CHS Completes HMA Deal & 13 Other Transactions | 7 ICD-10 Lessons From Cedars-Sinai | Q&A With Cambridge Health Alliance CFO Jill Batty | 8 Stats on Physician Alignment Models

           

    • January 27, 2014
      • • 16 Stats on Hospital Profits by Bed Count | 25 Hospitals With the Highest VBP Scores | Virginia Mason CFO Suzanne Anderson on Finding Efficiency | What Do Struggling Hospitals & the Chicago Cubs Have in Common?

           

    • January 24, 2014
      • • 12 Stats on Hospital Profit, Revenue | 5 Big Mistakes Hospitals Make With RAC Audits | How Swedish Covenant Hospital is Encouraging Exchange Enrollment | Becker’s Hospital Conference: Fewer Than 200 Spots Remain!

           

    • January 22, 2014
      • • 11 Recent Hospital Layoffs | 33 Stats on Operating Margins by Credit Rating | Q&A With New Bayhealth CFO Mike Tretina | 9 Hospital Transactions

           

    • January 20, 2014
      • • 10 Priorities for Investment Committees | Baptist Health CFO Greg Johnston: Operations Team is Crucial | Should Hospitals Charge for Parking? | Seeking CFOs to Speak at Our Premier CFO Panel Event!

           

    • January 17, 2014
      • • 3 Recent Hospital Downgrades | Healthcare Lost Jobs in December | 5 Growing Areas of Healthcare Private Equity Investment | Q&A With Lincoln County Health System CFO Mike Harbor

           

    • January 15, 2014
      • • 13 Recent Hospital Transactions | How the University of Utah Pursues Value-Driven Care | HCA: 2013 Profitability to Surpass Expectations | 4 Ways Tenet Plans to Grow

           

    • January 13, 2014
      • • 9 Drivers of High Healthcare Costs | How Will Medicaid Affect Hospitals in 2014? | Most Hospitals Don’t Know ICD-10 Impact | Opportunities in Provider-Sponsored Health Plans

           

    • January 10, 2014
      • • HMA Shareholders Approve CHS Merger | 100 Most Expensive Hospitals | How Reimbursement Must Change to Reward Value | Hospital CFOs Sought for CEO Roundtable

           

    • January 8, 2014
      • • 50 Most Powerful People in Healthcare | Are EHRs Battering Hospital Finances? | Tuomey May Close if Forced to Pay Judgment | CHS Predicts Poor 2013 Results

           

    • January 6, 2014
      • • 18 Hospitals That Closed in 2013 | Year in Review: Hospital Stocks | Top 4 ACO Reimbursement Models | Register Today for the Annual Hospital Conference!

           

    • January 3, 2014
      • • 10 Largest Hospital Layoffs of 2013 | 38 Hospitals Flagged by the OIG | What the Budget Bill Means for Hospitals | Is Healthcare Spending Finally Under Control?

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