Accounting & Financial Management
The company has been steadily selling off hospitals and other medical properties in order to raise $1.2 billion needed to pay down its debt.
System has dealt with dozens of layoffs and several leadership changes in past six months.
Both removed from CreditWatch, where they were placed in July 2016 when Aetna borrowed $10.2 billion to pay for the merger.
About 38 percent of CIOs plan to invest the majority of their capital investment in EHR system optimization over the next three to five years.
Operating profit for the fourth quarter was $255 million, compared to $112 million the year before.
On Jan. 23, a federal court ruled against Aetna's proposed $37 billion merger with Humana.
American Hospital Association estimates that each hospital job supports about two additional jobs, and every dollar spent by a hospital supports roughly $2.30 of additional business activity.
CEO Therese Pandl said the decision was in response to high-deductible plans causing many patients to postpone their care, and technology that allows more people to receive care in an outpatient setting.
Top stories include Houston Methodist lifting margins, and outsourcing revenue cycle operations.
Almost 70 percent cited cash flow and reimbursement as their top concerns, with similar numbers saying waiting for payment is painful.