Studies Conducted by HFMA

Three convergent trends will have a heightened impact on the solvency and liquidity of provider organizations in 2023.

Bond issuers and credit-rating agencies are looking to hospitals and health systems to prioritize environmental, social and governance issues.

Developing dynamic projections for operating performance, establishing targets and benchmarks for performance and planning for levels of capital spending are three key areas of critical importance in financial planning.

Nonprofit health systems may find that they can actually benefit from paying taxes. Although this idea may seem like a nonstarter to many, making this move would give nonprofits an opportunity to create a new narrative, operate more efficiently, allocate resources more effectively and deliver higher value to their communities.