Monthly Archives: September 2015
What Are a Hospital’s Costs? Utah System Is Trying to Learn
Dr. Vivian Lee set in motion a process that the University of Utah Health Care is using to save money and to improve care.
Charity care, financial assistance standards in hospitals unfair to patients, professor says
A study of 140 hospitals showed eligibility cutoffs ranging from an income of 100 percent of the federal poverty level to 600 percent.
Brookdale Senior Living among 6 healthcare takeover targets, Goldman Sachs says
Goldman Sachs said the firm expects the demand for senior living centers to grow.
Community Health Systems moves forward with spin-off of Quorum Health, names CEO, CFO
Once the deal closes, Quorum would own or lease 38 hospitals and outpatient centers.
Flawed Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO programs are here to stay, consultant says
Nearly 75 percent of ACOs in the program earned no savings in 2014.
Doctors’ group: Healthcare mergers not in patients’ ‘best interests’
The American Medical Association (AMA) is sounding the alarm about the proposed consolidations of four of the country’s largest health insurance giants.
Nurse supervision opt-out upheld in Colorado by state’s Supreme Court
Rule allows certified registered nurse anesthetists to practice in rural and critical access hospitals without direct physician supervision under rules developed by each facility in consultation with the medical staff.
Hospital finance teams grow amid reimbursement challenges
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospital-finance-teams-grow-amid-reimbursement-challenges
For many hospitals and healthcare centers, the CFO, the controller, and the reimbursement manager – form the new ‘trinity’ of finance leadership.
Healthcare compensation targeted by public, government amid budget concerns
HENRY KOTULA 