Building a Successful Investment Program in a Changing Economy
Changes in the economy are bringing new challenges for healthcare finance leaders who oversee investment programs.
Tackling the Challenge of Stranded Assets in the Acute Care Hospital Sector
The healthcare industry’s increasing focus on value versus volume has caused a shift of care from inpatient to outpatient settings, leaving many hospitals with stranded strategic fixed assets.
Refunding Bonds to Optimize Savings
By refunding longer bond maturities with shorter, cheaper maturities, low rates can translate into sizable debt service savings.
Ask the Experts: Loan Refinancing
We have an opportunity to refinance a tax-exempt loan with a new lender on better terms. Our current lender says that there will be a big penalty to pay if we switch to another lender. What do you recommend as next steps?
Examples of Risks to Be Considered With Variable Rate Debt
Risks associated with variable-rate debt are defined for healthcare finance leaders.
Variable Rate Debt Option in a Changing Market
It is important for healthcare finance leaders to know how much variable-rate debt and the types of such debt their organization can and should be carrying.
Strategies for Time of Deep Uncertainty
Healthcare capital planners should respond volatility in the healthcare marketplace by attending to nuances in financial planning, understanding risk, and preparing for business model shifts.
Ask the Experts: Capital Spend Benchmarks
Is there a certain benchmark that hospitals and health systems abide by as a best practice for annual spend on big and small capital projects?
Ask the Experts: Analyst Calls
As a hospital CFO, I often get calls from analysts saying they own our bonds and want to ask some questions. Should I return their calls?
Ask the Experts: Preparing for the Annual Bond-Rating Review
Our bonds are rated by two of the three major rating agencies, and our annual reviews are coming up. What can we do to prepare, and should we do anything different this year?