patient revenue

Plummeting Patient Collection Rates Call for a New Approach to Hospital Payment

For community hospitals, it’s a sign of the need for a different approach to patient financial communication and payment — one that meets patients where they are and protects their dignity while avoiding undue stress on the organization’s bottom line.

By Tom Furr

Hospitals

Report: Patient revenue of largest nonprofit health systems fell 21% during Covid

As net patient revenue declined, operating expenses rose 5% from 2019 to 2020, according to an analysis of financial statements from the 25 largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S.

By Anuja Vaidya