For-profit health systems get first-quarter boost, but will it last?

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/profit-health-systems-get-first-quarter-boost-will-it-last?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRojsq%2FJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4HT8VqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

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Hundreds of rural hospitals face closure, report finds, though shared risk could save many

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hundreds-rural-hospitals-face-closure-report-finds-though-shared-risk-could-save-many?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRojsq%2FJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4HT8VqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Organizations need to find ways to increase collections on the front end, revise charity policies and contract for shared risk to stay solvent, according to a new report from iVantage Health Analytics.

Organizations need to find ways to increase collections on the front end, revise charity policies and contract for shared risk to stay solvent, according to a new report from iVantage Health Analytics.

Five biggest insurers post positive first quarter reports

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/story/five-biggest-insurers-post-positive-first-quarter-reports/2015-05-01?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Fitch: Strong for-profit hospital earnings expected in Q1 of 2015

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/fitch-strong-for-profit-hospital-earnings-expected-in-q1-of-2015.html

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Robotics, cost control earn accolades for Baldrige winner St. David’s HealthCare

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/robotics-cost-control-earn-accolades-baldrige-winner-st-davids-healthcare

Hospitals struggle in Kansas, Louisiana and Kentucky

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/hospitals-struggle-kansas-louisiana-and-kentucky/2015-03-31?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal