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Hospital uncompensated care costs stable--for now
U.S. hospitals provided $41.1 billion in uncompensated care in 2011, according to the American Hospital Association's latest annual survey.
Successful practices look past the balance sheet
Deb Beaulieu
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) last week released its latest report on the traits that make for a successful practice. For the study, MGMA identified 549
Physicians, patients grappling with financial woes
Physicians are surely feeling the pain of patients' inability to pay their medical bills. Take Dr. Dan Buerger, a surgeon at Pittsburgh Oculoplastic Associates Ltd. Thanks to a struggling economy and
'Bad debt' from insured patients a growing problem, survey indicates
While many hospitals nationwide have struggled to collect money from patients lacking health insurance in recent years, a survey conducted by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council determined that
Despite some stability in healthcare industry, pressures remain
The healthcare industry is once again starting to show signs of stability after several topsy-turvy years, said Martin Arrick, managing director of corporate and government ratings for the
OIG still wants Medicare bad-debt policy modified
For one reason or another, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services don't always implement the recommendations
Community Health Systems stock garners investor interest
Franklin, Tenn.-based hospital giant Community Health Systems (CHS) Inc. is a high-conviction stock at Snow Capital Management L.P., according to Nathan Snyder, chief operating officer of the
Bad accounting creates financial crisis at Fla. health system
Jackson Health System in Miami stunned its governing board with the announcement that the public hospital system's loss for fiscal year (FY) 2009 ended Sept. 30 was $203.8 million--roughly four times
Miami public hospital's financial picture getting worse
While some health systems were slowly, painfully beginning to regain their footing as 2009 drew to a close, they may be the lucky ones. In the case of one badly-needed public health system serving
SPOTLIGHT: Hospital hopes gambling can help to solve bad debt problem
Hospitals with bad debt certainly are seeking creative solutions. Such is the case for Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township, Pa., which could receive up to $1 million annually in gaming revenue
