Treasury + Cash Management

Cutting Costs in Your Own Backyard: Opportunities in Financial Services

CFOs should take advantage of key opportunities to achieve cost savings and performance improvement in financial services.
Are Alternative Investments the Right Approach for Your Organization?

Alternative investments can reduce portfolio volatility and increase return for healthcare organizations, but providers should know the risks.
Hospital Days Cash on Hand Declines

The credit crisis that developed in the summer of 2008 may have had an impact on the liquidity of hospitals. This chart provides estimates of median days of cash on hand.
Automated A/P Process Boosts Invoicing Efficiency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has almost doubled the percentage of invoices received electronically from suppliers and increased on-time payments.
Hospital Perspectives on Capital Planning and Debt Management

In this roundtable, hospital executives discuss their approaches to capital planning, models they are considering around issuing debt, and trends they are seeing around debt management.
Automated Payment System Optimizes Working Capital

An Omaha hospital's creative solution-forming a separate company to handle automated payment exchange-has improved efficiency, saving the facility about $8 million in cash in the first year alone.
Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Debt Management Policy

Given the complexities of today's financing options, having a well defined debt management policy is no longer just a matter of choice for tax exempt hospitals-it's a necessity.
Examining Payable Trends for Savings Opportunities

Researchers examined over $1.6 billion in accounts payable spend at 15 healthcare organizations across the nation for common trends and savings opportunities. This study, by American Express, details the findings, noting that economies of scale can be better leveraged and prompt payment discounts are underutilized.
Sidebar: Payment Industry Term Definitions

Common terms used in the payment industry that revenue cycle leaders may encounter while calculating their organization's effective rate.
Developing a Better Understanding of Healthcare Costs and How to Control them

View exhibits detailing estimates of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund balance before and after the Affordable Care Act was enacted as well as variations in Medicare spending for 90-day episodes of congestive heart failure.
Fiscal Strategy in an Era of Reform

Hospitals should develop strategies around four forces that will affect their financial performance in the next five to 10 years.
Accelerate Cash Flow by Reducing Sales/Use Tax Costs

While sales tax recovery audits serve a valuable role, best-in-class organizations often adopt a prospective, automated solution to avoid overpayments and underpayments—which accelerates cash flow and eliminates errors.
Where States Stand on Medicaid Expansion and Health Insurance Exchanges

Learn how states are responding to Medicaid expansion and their decisions regarding the development of health insurance exchanges.
Delivering Value to Multiple Stakeholders: 2013 and Beyond

Four strategies can help payers and providers give their customers more value for the dollar as health reforms emerge over the next few years.
Is Your Organization Spending Too Much on Credit/Debit Card Fees?

Healthcare organizations can follow a few steps to calculate—and reduce—the total cost of processing credit and debit card payments.
SCOTUS and the Voters Have Spoken: Where Do We Go From Here?

With the future of the Affordable Care Act more certain, hospitals and health systems should focus on initiatives that improve the patient experience, enhance population health, and reduce healthcare costs.
Performance Improvement in the Perioperative System

Healthcare finance leaders have an important role to play in guiding clinical and financial improvements in hospitals.

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Treasury + Cash Management

Cutting Costs in Your Own Backyard: Opportunities in Financial Services

Are Alternative Investments the Right Approach for Your Organization?

Hospital Days Cash on Hand Declines

Automated A/P Process Boosts Invoicing Efficiency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Hospital Perspectives on Capital Planning and Debt Management

Automated Payment System Optimizes Working Capital

Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Debt Management Policy

Examining Payable Trends for Savings Opportunities

Sidebar: Payment Industry Term Definitions

Developing a Better Understanding of Healthcare Costs and How to Control them

Fiscal Strategy in an Era of Reform

Accelerate Cash Flow by Reducing Sales/Use Tax Costs

Where States Stand on Medicaid Expansion and Health Insurance Exchanges

Delivering Value to Multiple Stakeholders: 2013 and Beyond

Is Your Organization Spending Too Much on Credit/Debit Card Fees?

SCOTUS and the Voters Have Spoken: Where Do We Go From Here?

Performance Improvement in the Perioperative System

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