The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is continuing to urge Congress to up Medicare payments for 2024, including an additional $2 billion for safety-net hospitals, the American Hospital Association said Dec. 9.
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Retention, denial prevention and more: 4 revenue cycle leaders share their 2023 priorities
From working to optimize EHR implementations to retaining top talent, here are the top priorities for four revenue cycle leaders:
Rural hospital CFOs don't see telehealth as a solution to financial challenges
While rural CFOs acknowledge that telehealth has some financial advantages, they do not believe that it has improved their hospitals’ financial situations, according to a Dec. 5 report published in The American Journal of Managed Care.
Kansas system eliminates chief strategy officer role
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Healthcare System has eliminated the chief strategy officer position as part of an executive team reorganization, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
12 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs
Several hospitals and health systems are trimming their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges.
Drucker Institute: 23 most effectively managed healthcare companies
Twenty-three healthcare companies made the Management Top 250, a ranking developed by the Drucker Institute.
Crafting the C-suite of tomorrow: How 4 top health systems approach leadership development
Developing leaders from within a health system can serve the system on several fronts. It can cut back on hiring costs and funnel employees into long, fruitful careers. Providing growth opportunities shows staff they are valued and equips them with the…
Startup founded by Novant Health, Intermountain veterans lands $8.5M in seed funding
SaVia Health, a clinical decision support startup led by veterans of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, has received $8.5 million in seed funding.
New Jersey health system expands remote monitoring to all its hospitals
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has expanded its hospital-at-home program to all five of its hospitals.
CHS chair to receive additional $265K annual payment in new role
Wayne T. Smith, who is retiring as executive chair of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, is to receive a $265,000 stipend on top of a regular compensation package in his new role as nonexecutive chair, the company said in a Dec. 8 filing.
