Business Intelligence
Of more than 2,600 hospitals graded, a total of 32 percent earned A's, 24 percent earned B's, 37 scored C's, 6 percent got D's and just under 1 percent received an F.
Quorum ended the first nine months of 2018 with a net loss of $179.5 million, compared to an $87.4 million net loss in the same period last year.
Tenet adjusts its outlook for 2018, now forecasting expected net income of $84 million to $144 million, the system says.
The PA Program's first class is anticipated to begin in fall 2020 with goal of maintaining care access levels, shrinking gaps especially in rural areas.
Black Book surveyed nearly 4,500 hospital and health system CFOs, Finance and RCM vice-presidents, others to come up the top performers.
Eighteen transactions were recorded in the third quarter of 2018, a 38 percent decrease over the 29 deals recorded in the third quarter of 2017.
HIMSS is accepting speaker proposals for six pre-conference symposiums on Monday, Feb. 11 in Orlando.
When the transaction is complete, Community Health Systems affiliates will still operate four hospitals in South Carolina.
University of Michigan raised $5 billion, with more than $1.4 billion to be directed to advance patient care, research and education at Michigan Medicine.
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.