Healthcare Finance Staff

Newsmaker Interview: Drew Swiss, Vice President of Finance, Montefiore Medical System (Bronx, N.Y.)

Commentary: John K. Dugan, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital, a Baltimore-based facility for children with complex medical needs, has implemented a new software system for billing automation and cost control.

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., is laying off 9 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring move.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made available $75 million in grants to help states expand health insurance access to the uninsured.

Eighty-five percent of New Hampshire hospitals are experiencing declining financial health as a result of the recession, despite implementing cost-saving measures such as reducing administrative expenses and cutting staff.

The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., plans to roll out its existing automated billing system to some 150 specialty providers with practices in southern New Hampshire.

Overall hospital prices increased 0.1 percent in April, and were 2.4 percent higher than a year ago, according to a report by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has cut Medicaid payments for hospital services by 7.16 percent to reduce the state's budget deficit.

UNC Hospitals, a 724-bed academic medical center located in Chapel Hill, N.C., plans to implement a new automated Software-as-a-Service tool to manage the hospital's supply contracts and services agreements.