Strategic Planning

Strategic Financial Planning: Winter 2018

November 27, 2017 11:45 am

Strategic Financial Planning subscribers can access the individual articles and web exclusives listed below. 

Strategic Outlook

4 Ways to Remain Competitive in the Healthcare Sector in 2018 

By Jonathan Killion

Fresh thinking and deep analysis can help you fend off competition and be ready for opportunities.  

Data Analysis

Mystery Markups: Medical Supply and Drug Pricing Policies Vary Across Hospitals

By Janessa Welch

Hospital markup policies that set prices for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals can vary significantly across the country, leading to large variances in drug and supply charges.

Technology

Building Machine-Learning Algorithms That Reduce Hospitalizations and Costs

A conversation with Boston University’s Ioannis Paschalidis by Lauren Phillips

Researchers have developed software that reduces readmissions and hospitalizations by flagging patients for increased risk of medical emergencies based on EHR data.

Growth Strategies

Key CFO Considerations for Implementing Provider-Sponsored Health Plans

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

CFOs should consider patient volume, potential partners, and startup costs—which can be $15 million to $25 million—when evaluating a provider-sponsored health plan.

Performance Excellence

From our sponsor Kaufman, Hall & Associates

Feeding the Demand for Performance Management Information: Reports or Dashboards?

By Jeff Goldstein

Access to actionable data presented in well-structured reports and dashboard formats optimizes decision-making.

      Web Extra:  Dashboards: Drilling Down into Clinical Costs

Value-Based Care

The Strategic Value of Value

By Carl Couch

Local solutions that deliver high-value care and create healthier populations are helping hospitals and health systems balance volume versus value challenges. 

Ethics

5 Potential Ethical Dilemmas for Healthcare Organization Lobbying

By William Marty Martin

Healthcare leaders can use a decision-making model to identify possible ethical dilemmas at the intersection of health care and lobbying. 

Care Coordination

Why Hospitals Should Partner With Home Health Agencies

An Interview with Bob Ebel by Ed Avis

By bringing post-acute care into patient homes, home health services are reducing readmissions by 31 percent and overall healthcare costs by 24 percent.

M&As

Short-Term Financial Hit for Hospitals Post-M&A: Report

By Rich Daly

Contrary to expectations, there is no immediate turnaround in the finances of acquired hospitals, according to an HFMA and Deloitte study.

Finance at a Glance

Not-for-Profit Hospitals Demonstrate Value

The community benefits provided by not-for-profit hospitals outweigh the federal tax revenue that is not collected from these organizations.

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