MedPac's final recommendations to Congress and health system financial and operating results captured the attention of Becker's Hospital Review finance readers this week.
The following were among the most-viewed finance stories on BeckersHospitalReview.com:
1. Community Health Systems' Q4 preview falls below expectations
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems previewed its operating results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, which fell slightly below analysts' expectations.
2. Singing River Health System sues KPMG over colossal auditing error
Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System filed a lawsuit against KPMG claiming the national accounting firm made significant auditing errors, including "masking" the underfunding of the system's pension plan.
3. Cadence merger gives Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's margins a boost
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Healthcare posted a 7.1 percent operating margin for the first quarter of its fiscal 2015, up from a 6.7 percent margin in the same period of fiscal 2014.
4. Erlanger posts 'unprecedented' $12.7M profit
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System posted a $12.7 million profit for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2015.
5. MedPac's final payment recommendations to Congress: 5 things to know
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issued its final payment recommendations for inclusion in its annual report to Congress, which includes a slight increase in hospital Medicare payments and restructuring of the Primary Care Incentive Program.
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