Nick Hut
About the Author
Nick Hut is a former newspaper reporter with more than a decade of experience at HFMA. His HFMA Daily reporting is considered a top benefit of membership as members have come to rely on Hut’s daily insights on policy, legal and business developments. He has been at the forefront of major industry news, garnering a following from national media. Nick has earned multiple national awards, including two first-place honors in 2024 from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for excellence in analysis and reporting.
Latest Work
Surprise-billing arbitration updates include a lawsuit and new context on rate-setting approaches
A provider association that earlier won a lawsuit over the No Surprises Act arbitration process is going to court again over the same issue.
Hospitals issue plea for healthcare policymakers to do more to buttress the industry
The American Hospital Association and hospital leaders say recent financial trends are unsustainable for many organizations.
Recent changes to E/M coding mean time-based billing could be advantageous for longer visits, study finds
Depending on patient volumes, clinics could benefit from incorporating time-based billing instead of relying on CPT coding approaches.
Hospital financial metrics took another downturn in July, new report finds
The negative financial performance in July offset moderate gains during the previous few months, according to Kaufman Hall’s monthly report.
HFMA presents the 2021 MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle to 32 organizations
Presented this year as part of HFMA’s Annual Conference Virtual Preview, the MAP Awards honored organizations that used innovative and effective strategies to achieve excellence in revenue cycle performance in 2020-21.
HFMA recognizes the 2020 winners of the MAP Award for revenue cycle excellence
During Day 4 of the Digital Annual Conference, HFMA recognized the 23 winners of the 2020 MAP Awards.
Healthcare executive compensation is on the upswing in 2022, new report finds
Healthcare labor trends are boosting compensation for hospital and health system executives, according to a new report.
The implications of Amazon’s deal to buy One Medical: What healthcare providers should know
Amazon’s announced purchase of One Medical for nearly $4 billion should spur providers to fortify their primary care strategies.
News Briefs: Final rule for Medicare inpatient payments brings large rate increase
As published in hfm magazine, a monthly roundup of top news for healthcare finance professionals.
Financial and operational challenges still hamper hospitals 2.5 years into the pandemic
Even as much of society takes steps toward pre-pandemic normalcy, hospitals continue to struggle under the weight of the last two and a half years.