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CEO Ram Raju wants to grow the health system's patient base to 2 million people and double the enrollment of its Metroplus health plan.

In its annual recommendations to Congress on Medicare policies, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommends a 3.25 percent update to inpatient and outpatient hospital payment rates for 2016, as well as repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) methodology for physician services.

Projecting the financial future of a healthcare delivery system is like hitting a continually moving target being pushed in various directions by a wide variety of forces. But sometimes small steps can offer big benefits.

Leaders, providers and vendors shared top insights into healthcare news on Twitter.

Lower revenue makes tracking costs even more important for these smaller healthcare facilities.

He most recently served as vice president of financial operations for Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network's Arizona Market.

And why it's imperative that hospitals know about them.

Lessing comes to the hospital from Louisiana where he most recently served as the CFO of the 223-bed St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Experts say providers should look outside the organization to help free up resources for performance improvement.

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System on Tuesday said it earned a record $12.7 million profit in its fiscal second quarter, its highest in 30 years and its first profit after posting consecutive losses in the past three years.