Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, research finds hospital organizations looking to capitalize on the benefits of ‘systemness’
In a survey of hospital strategic planners, larger health systems were substantially more likely to report that their volumes had reached or exceeded pre-COVID-19 levels.
NFP hospital profitability plummeted in 2020 despite expense mitigation strategies, Moody’s reports
Profits were down in the not-for-profit and public healthcare sector in FY20, but management strategies helped to increase liquidity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey responses provide snapshot of the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital finances
A government-issued report used survey responses from hospital administrators to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals in various aspects, including finances.
Health system leaders state their case for prolonging the moratorium on the Medicare payment sequester
Hospitals and health systems urgently need Congress to extend the freeze on the 2% Medicare payment sequester, industry leaders said.
Hospital job losses continued in February and were greater in January than previously reported
Hospitals lost positions in February, but the biggest news in the latest batch of jobs data was a negative adjustment to January numbers.
January brings a halt to job gains for hospitals and the healthcare industry
January numbers form the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that hospitals and the healthcare industry lost jobs after several months of gains.
Hospitals share lessons learned from AI ‘workers’
Hospital finance leaders have found opportunity and challenge from their growing use of artificial intelligence within their finance operations.
How hospitals’ labor cost responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, differed and what the lessons learned mean for the future
The pandemic forced aggressive hospital cost controls to offset a historic revenue collapse. Labor cost control was key to that response and could see long-term implications.
Hospital finance leaders expect deteriorating payer mix, HFMA survey finds
Most hospitals expect their payer mix to shift in the next 12 months toward more Medicaid and individually insured patients.
Hoping to avoid being overwhelmed, safety-net hospitals urge COVID-19 prevention
Safety-net hospitals are urging the public to take COVID-19-prevention steps to keep from overwhelming the facilities.