Patient collections are playing a bigger and bigger role in health systems’ total revenues, bringing a new focus on the difficulties organizations face in securing timely, or any, payments for thei | The portion of survey respondents who named patient balances as their single top priority nearly doubled from 2025 to 2026, reflecting "a new financial reality" ushered by greater premiums, high-deductible plans and stricter Medicaid eligibility.

Even without counting the multi-billion hit tied to the early termination of a major joint venture and outsourcing arrangement, CommonSpirit Health’s operations took a bruising…

A difference of just a few minutes in communication can translate into shorter hospital stays, fewer readmissions, and significant operational savings across a health system. |…

Patient collections are playing a bigger and bigger role in health systems’ total revenues, bringing a new focus on the difficulties organizations face in securing timely, or any,…

Sixty-seven percent of healthcare system leaders are “very or extremely” concerned about Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement impacts and potential disruption to hospital…

Hospital-based shootings across the U.S. | Between 2000 and 2024, hospital-based shootings increased from six to 34 per year—or a 6.4% increase per year. And, from 2012 to 2024,…