Capital Finance
The summer of 2018 was strong, but aside from that there were few bright spots in a year of declining volumes and profitability.
Growth is being driven largely by the use of these solutions to reduce healthcare costs, decrease billing and coding errors and maintain compliance.
There has also been growth in mergers across state borders, as health systems from different geographies come together to form regional health systems.
The most rapid increase was in direct-to-consumer advertising, which increased from $2.1 billion in 1997 to $9.6 billion in 2016.
U.S. healthcare venture fundraising reached $9.6 billion, marking four straight years of healthy activity.
Gary Fingerhut previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Focusing on a better patient financial experience, broadening the vision to include the outpatient sector and the inevitable insurgence of AI are all coming and can go a long way to bolster the bottom line.
The downcast outlook is due largely to ongoing operational weaknesses, which have evolved into a fundamental shift in the sector.
Cost-cutting initiatives, however, will help slow the growth of expenses, offering a glimmer of hope for the sector, Moody's says.
The first installment of our two-part series looks at many of the things that can, and commonly do, go wrong.