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Hospitals' financial health improving
While things aren't exactly easy in hospital land, it appears that their financial health is improving overall, according to a new study released Wednesday. A Thomson Reuters piece found that all... Read more...
Moody's leery of uncompensated care backlash
Moody's Investor's Service is nervous about what the next few quarters will bring for investor-owned hospitals. In a recent report, it noted that such companies could take a serious hit to their... Read more...
PA hospitals see declining financial health
Like hospitals across the U.S., Pennsylvania's hospitals are struggling financially. The sad thing is, they were fighting for survival even before the recession hit its peak, according to a new... Read more...
HFMA releases model charity-care policy for non-profits
The Healthcare Financial Management Association has released a model charity-care policy, in a move that is likely to help non-profit hospitals to prepare for tighter IRS scrutiny of their charity... Read more...
Report: Uncompensated care costs passed to insured
When people can't pay their healthcare bill, the money comes out of the pockets of the insured. Such is the conclusion of a new report from consumer advocacy group Families USA, which says insured... Read more...
Margins at PA hospitals drop sharply
Call it the bad news wire. Another state hospital association--this time Pennsylvania's--has come out with a report documenting that its financial metrics are at record lows. The Hospital &... Read more...
PA hospital requests payment for patient care, up front
Pennsylvania-based Abington Memorial Hospital has adopted a more proactive and aggressive patient billing policy, requesting payment upfront. However, the policy adopted by several departments,... Read more...
Cash-strapped FL hospital seeks partner to expand cardiac care
Cash strapped Helen Ellis Memorial, a Tampa area Florida non-profit hospital, is reconsidering privatization if it can't find strategic investors to help it expand its cardiac care services. The... Read more...
AHA: Hospital margins down for fourth quarter
A new report from the American Hospital Association concludes that hospitals dove deeper into the negative margin zone during the fourth quarter of 2008, driven by forces--lower volume and... Read more...
PA hospitals barely holding their ground
A new survey by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has concluded that while the state's hospitals have held their own over the last few months, increasing uninsured patient... Read more...
