Financial Management The leading hospital magazine for hospital business news and analysis for hospital and healthcare system executives.//www.131009.com/finance.html Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:56:16 +0000 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb development@itoctopus.com (Becker's Hospital Review) Mississippi system announces layoffs //www.131009.com/finance/mississippi-system-announces-layoffs.html //www.131009.com/finance/mississippi-system-announces-layoffs.html

Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services will eliminate some jobs, ask some team members to consider reassignment to a different job, and reduce hours in some jobs to improve the organization's financial picture, according to a message sent to employees July 12 from President and CEO Shane Spees.  

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:55:31 +0000
Aspirion acquires RCM company //www.131009.com/finance/aspirion-acquires-rcm-company.html //www.131009.com/finance/aspirion-acquires-rcm-company.html

Tech-enabled revenue cycle management company Aspirion has acquired Continuum Health Solutions. 

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:54:08 +0000
Mount Sinai Miami enjoys improved outlook, ratings affirmed //www.131009.com/finance/mount-sinai-miami-enjoys-improved-outlook-ratings-affirmed.html //www.131009.com/finance/mount-sinai-miami-enjoys-improved-outlook-ratings-affirmed.html

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami enjoyed a boost to its outlook from stable to positive, Fitch Ratings said July 12.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:26:06 +0000
Norton Healthcare assigned 'A+' rating on new $166M debt //www.131009.com/finance/norton-healthcare-assigned-a-rating-on-new-166m-debt.html //www.131009.com/finance/norton-healthcare-assigned-a-rating-on-new-166m-debt.html

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has been assigned an "A+" rating on new debt totaling $166 million, which is related to capital expenditure projects, Fitch said July 12.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:23:01 +0000
Mississippi system closes post-acute facility //www.131009.com/finance/mississippi-system-closes-post-acute-facility.html //www.131009.com/finance/mississippi-system-closes-post-acute-facility.html

Vicksburg, Miss.-based KPC Promise Hospital has closed, Mississppi Today reported July 12.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:29:55 +0000
5 health systems snapping up urgent care centers //www.131009.com/finance/5-health-systems-snapping-up-urgent-care-centers.html //www.131009.com/finance/5-health-systems-snapping-up-urgent-care-centers.html

Health systems understand that urgent care is not going away, leading many to acquire or partner with such groups to reduce market competition and serve as a funnel for their specialty care services.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:15:13 +0000
Cash-strapped Colorado hospital reports $5.9M operating loss //www.131009.com/finance/cash-strapped-colorado-hospital-reports-5-9m-operating-loss.html //www.131009.com/finance/cash-strapped-colorado-hospital-reports-5-9m-operating-loss.html

A Colorado hospital, which received a cash infusion from local government as its debt was being paid off through its days of cash on hand stockpile, has reported an audited $5.9 million operating loss for 2022.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:12:49 +0000
How Mass General Brigham will cut costs by $176M over 18 months //www.131009.com/finance/how-mass-general-brigham-will-cut-costs-by-176m-over-18-months.html //www.131009.com/finance/how-mass-general-brigham-will-cut-costs-by-176m-over-18-months.html

Mass General Brigham in Somerville, Mass., is on track to meet cost savings goals under its agreement with the state's Health Policy Commission, Commonwealth Magazine reported July 12.

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:51:31 +0000
House committee advances price transparency bills //www.131009.com/finance/house-committee-advances-price-transparency-bills.html //www.131009.com/finance/house-committee-advances-price-transparency-bills.html

The House Education & Workforce Committee advanced four bills July 12 that look to strengthen healthcare price transparency. 

Finance Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:41:20 +0000
俄勒冈州系统& # 039;金融危机# 039;来啊ffload labs //www.131009.com/finance/oregon-system-in-financial-crisis-to-offload-labs.html //www.131009.com/finance/oregon-system-in-financial-crisis-to-offload-labs.html

Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health has inked a tentative deal to sell its lab operations to Labcorp in a restructuring move that aims to improve its financial health. 

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:19:15 +0000
9 recent health system downgrades and outlook revisions //www.131009.com/finance/9-recent-health-system-downgrades-and-outlook-revisions.html //www.131009.com/finance/9-recent-health-system-downgrades-and-outlook-revisions.html

Here is a summary of recent credit downgrades and outlook revisions for hospitals and health systems.

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:08:17 +0000
Maine to investigate, publicly report hospital facility fees under new law //www.131009.com/finance/maine-to-investigate-publicly-report-hospital-facility-fees-under-new-law.html //www.131009.com/finance/maine-to-investigate-publicly-report-hospital-facility-fees-under-new-law.html

A new law in main requires hospitals and providers to report facility fees, which will be published online, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:00:27 +0000
As some New York hospitals halted medical debt lawsuits, 17 sued patients for $9M: Report //www.131009.com/finance/as-some-new-york-hospitals-halted-medical-debt-lawsuits-17-sued-patients-for-9m-report.html //www.131009.com/finance/as-some-new-york-hospitals-halted-medical-debt-lawsuits-17-sued-patients-for-9m-report.html

Seventeen New York hospitals and health systems have sued 1,600 patients to collect $9 million in medical debts since 2022, despite state efforts to curb the practice, according to a July 12 report from the USA Today Network New York

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:47:01 +0000
Average CFO pay by sector — healthcare ranks 19th //www.131009.com/finance/average-cfo-pay-by-sector-healthcare-ranks-19th.html //www.131009.com/finance/average-cfo-pay-by-sector-healthcare-ranks-19th.html

CFOs have been faced with unprecedented economic factors in the past three years, but pay has steadily increased to meet this burden, according to a recent analysis by DataRail, a financial planning and analysis platform,

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:31:38 +0000
HonorHealth to buy 26 urgent care centers from FastMed //www.131009.com/finance/honorhealth-to-buy-26-urgent-care-centers-from-fastmed.html //www.131009.com/finance/honorhealth-to-buy-26-urgent-care-centers-from-fastmed.html

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth inked a deal to purchase the remaining interest in 26 FastMed urgent care centers.

Finance Wed, 12 Jul 2023 02:37:23 +0000
Kuakini Health affirmed at 'CCC' rating amid 'extremely limited financial position' //www.131009.com/finance/kuakini-health-affirmed-at-ccc-rating-amid-extremely-limited-financial-position.html //www.131009.com/finance/kuakini-health-affirmed-at-ccc-rating-amid-extremely-limited-financial-position.html

Honolulu-based Kuakini Health System, which was placed on CreditWatch with negative implications April 14, saw both its "CCC" ratings and credit watch affirmed by S&P Global July 11.

Finance Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:45:35 +0000
越来越多的会计不足是出现在financial statements //www.131009.com/finance/the-growing-accountant-shortage-is-showing-up-in-financial-statements.html //www.131009.com/finance/the-growing-accountant-shortage-is-showing-up-in-financial-statements.html

A growing shortage of accountants has started showing in financial statements of large companies, The Wall Street Journal reported July 11. 

Finance Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:14:26 +0000
From support to scorn, opinions differ on whether coding is healthcare's enemy //www.131009.com/finance/from-support-to-scorn-opinions-differ-on-whether-coding-is-healthcares-enemy.html //www.131009.com/finance/from-support-to-scorn-opinions-differ-on-whether-coding-is-healthcares-enemy.html

It is safe to say that opinions on whether coding "destroys everything" in healthcare vary from complete support of that position to robust defense of the coding industry and the workers employed in it, according to LinkedIn comments in the wake of a June 29 Becker's article.

Finance Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:03:40 +0000
States increase pressure on nonprofit hospitals as charity care scrutinized //www.131009.com/finance/states-increase-pressure-on-nonprofit-hospitals-as-charity-care-scrutinized.html //www.131009.com/finance/states-increase-pressure-on-nonprofit-hospitals-as-charity-care-scrutinized.html

More than a dozen states have considered or passed legislation to better define what charity care means, increasing the scrutiny on nonprofit hospitals and health systems, according to a July 11 KFF Health News report.

Finance Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:39:39 +0000
UPMC still investing for the long term, CFO says //www.131009.com/finance/upmc-still-investing-for-the-long-term-cfo-says.html //www.131009.com/finance/upmc-still-investing-for-the-long-term-cfo-says.html

Despite the post-COVID-19 financial strain on hospitals, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is still investing in its long-term priorities, CFO Edward Karlovich told Lehigh Valley Business July 10.

Finance Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:18:37 +0000