Strategic Financial Planning: Summer 2017

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Care Management Redesign

The Rise of Outpatient Joint Replacement

By Lola Butcher

Although joint replacement surgeries will increasingly be performed as outpatient procedures, inpatient volumes are expected to hold steady.

Capital Budgeting & Allocation

Taxable Debt Offers Finance Flexibility

By Robert Fojut

As healthcare delivery evolves beyond acute care, not-for-profit healthcare leaders are increasingly turning to the taxable debt market. 

Pricing Strategies

Setting Competitive Prices with the Consumer in Mind

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

Finance leaders face a difficult balancing act when setting prices, particularly for new services.

Planning Prowess

4 Best Practices for Effective Post-Allocation Management

From our sponsor Kaufman, Hall & Associates

By Jason H. Sussman and Jess Block

Thoughtful design and implementation of capital post-allocation management encourages project sponsors to meet the performance targets established in their business plans.

Data Analysis

Critical Drivers of Payment Differentials

By William O. Cleverley

Increases in hospital payment have not kept pace with general inflation. Healthcare leaders can isolate areas that help maintain or improve current performance.

Ethics

Thinking About Robotization: It’s More than Efficiency and Costs Savings

By William Marty Martin

Healthcare leaders should consider the impact of robotics implementations on various stakeholders by using a risk and reward analysis.

First Person

Hospice Programs Save Costs, Reduce Readmissions

An Interview with John Mastrojohn III by Ed Avis

Applying hospice home-based skills to hospital care and strategic planning may reduce patient stays.“There are many lessons hospitals can learn from hospice providers,” says John Mastrojohn III, of the National Hospice and Palliative Care.

Strategy at a Glance

Action Steps for Health System Innovation

Four strategies can drive an innovative spirit within health systems.