Hospitals' readmission fines drop | UnitedHealth posts $3.5B profit | Quorum sells Texas hospital | Why 8 hospitals have closed this year + 3 ways payers are aggressively driving patients to ASCs

April 16, 2019

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

1. New CMS policy cuts readmission fines for safety-net, teaching, rural hospitals Full story

2. Maryland medical group settles false billing allegations Full story

3. UnitedHealth posts $3.5B profit in Q1 Full story

4. Two experts explain how AI and predictive analytics can provide faster reimbursement and maximize your revenue cycle. Read More.

5. Thrilled to welcome keynote speakers Hillary Clinton, Peyton Manning and Kevin O'Leary to Becker's largest Health IT + Revenue Cycle conference yet. Register here. | Join 85 hospital and health system CEOs and 45 hospital and health system CFOs at Becker's 8th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, November 11-13 in Chicago. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

6. Theranos granted 5 new patents Full story

7. Quorum divests Texas hospital Full story

8. How St. Vincent Medical Center is working toward sustainability with an AI-powered RCM solution. Click here to register for the webinar.

9. 3 ways payers are aggressively driving patients to ASCs
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10. Healthcare spending jumps after tax refunds, study finds
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11. Increase collections with strategic automation in the revenue cycle. Click here to register for the upcoming webinar.

12. 8 hospitals closed so far this year -- here's why Full story