Capital Finance
As the healthcare industry continues to move in the direction of using compensation incentives, a new analysis reveals that incentives as currently used are not an effective motivator for healthcare professionals and waste an estimated $20 billion in resources.
With a changing medical model that is moving from treating the sick to helping people stay fit, wellness centers have become a component of the real estate strategies for some health systems, hospital executives told an audience of healthcare real estate professionals at BOMA International's Medical Office Building conference in Atlanta May 3.
As lawmakers debate what to do to avoid the sequestration of the Budget Control Act, those getting hit with the mandated cuts, such as defense and healthcare, are making sure Congress understands what the cuts will mean for their industries.
It may not occur to smaller senior living companies to seek a credit rating from a credit rating agency like Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor's or Moody's, but for companies large and small, there are financial benefits said a group of panelists during an online senior living business conference held in March.
In its Spring 2012 Economic Outlook report, Premier healthcare alliance reported that impending reimbursement reductions and uncertainty around the potential impact of health reform will likely lead to more conservative hospital capital budget expenditures for the year.
Two panel discussions Monday at the American Telemedicine Association's conference in San Jose, Calif., tackled money issues. Healthcare providers are looking for a return on investment in telemedicine applications and venture capitalists are looking for a reason to invest in the growing industry.
WellPoint Inc. yesterday announced it earned $2.53 per share in the first quarter of 2012, a drop of 8 percent compared to the same period last year, though it beat analyst projections by seven cents a share.
Merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare industry posted strong gains during the first quarter of 2012 over the prior and year-ago quarters, healthcare M&A data publisher Irving Levin Associates reported Wednesday.
Thomson Reuters will sell its healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash, the company announced Monday.
Workforce management firm Kronos announced Monday its acquisition of UK-based SMART Computer Holdings and its Spanish affiliate SMART Human Logistics.