Finance and Business Strategy

Chinese Investment: An Opportunity for U.S. Healthcare Organizations

With a growing middle class and a desire for improved healthcare services, China is becoming a key investor in U.S. healthcare organizations, with the goal of bringing some of their practices and services back home.

HFMA February 23, 2018

Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Recognizing that hunger, housing instability, and other problems make it difficult for people to get and stay healthy, ProMedica is transforming its care delivery model and making substantial investments. The health system is starting with a $50 million initiative to research and address social determinants of health in the communities it serves.

Lola Butcher February 23, 2018

11 Metrics Reveal the Best Strategies For Cutting Outpatient Prices

A scoring methodology is the first step in evaluating outpatient service price reductions without sacrificing financial viability.

William O. Cleverley, PhD February 23, 2018

The Impact of Tax Reform on Hospital Capital Financing

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law in December 2017 is expected to impact interest rates charged by banks to not-for-profit hospitals in direct placements and may steer some refundings to structures involving complex new risks. 

Pierre Bogacz February 23, 2018

Feb. 22—Congress will take a look this week at one of the new breed of mergers that are shaking up the healthcare industry.

Feb. 22—Congress will take a look this week at one of the new breed of mergers that are shaking up the healthcare industry.

Rich Daly February 22, 2018

How the Right Leadership Mindset Can Pave the Way to Success

Best-selling author Jo Owen describes the seven leadership mindsets that distinguish the best leaders from the pack.

Jo Owen February 20, 2018

Ask the Experts: Service Line Analysis

What are the main steps in developing a productivity benchmark model for a service line? 

HFMA February 20, 2018

Congress Weighs Responses to Hospital M&A

Feb. 15—Reduced Medicare payments to practices acquired by hospitals, tightened 340B requirements, more telemedicine funding, and increased transparency were among the possible federal responses to hospital merger-and-acquisition (M&A) trends, as discussed this week by members of Congress.

Rich Daly February 15, 2018

The Future of Healthcare Organizations Depends on Managing Medicare Costs

A healthcare thought leader explains the current Medicare payment system challenges and how CFOs can offset future Medicare cuts through cost containment.

HFMA February 15, 2018

Screening 1 Million Patients a Year for Social Needs

ProMedica is screening its patients to identify hunger, housing instability, and other social determinants of health. Completed patient questionnaires immediately flow into the electronic health record so providers have access to the information when medical appointments begin. 

Lola Butcher February 13, 2018
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