Strategic Planning

U.S. employers plan to continue offering health insurance plans to their employees, even in the face of rising healthcare costs and the availability of the exchanges.

The likelihood that healthcare organizations will take a financial hit as they transform from fee-for-service to value-based businesses is sure to cause CFOs anxiety and panic. Here are some tips for letting go of the balance sheet.

A newly released scorecard by the AARP Policy Institute, with support from The SCAN Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund, ranks states on how well each delivers long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities.

For those who haven't heard yet of Theranos, take note because it may be a business disrupter of huge proportions.

When large hospitals and health systems buy or affiliate with smaller facilities, the deals can benefit both parties, but these deals may not work well if costs are out of control.

Healthcare systems have used value analysis since the 1990s, but the process is gaining more prominence amid the uncertainty created by healthcare reform and other changes in the way hospitals are reimbursed.

As payment moves to value-based models, telemedicine could become an important part of the hospital's financial future. One health system is already planning on the financial benefits by creating a standalone virtual medical center.

There is encouraging news for defined-benefit pension plans in the U.S. not-for-profit health sector, but the multitude of variables at play means there is also much unpredictability.

A new tool for modeling the physician workforce is now available for free to hospital and health system administrators, policy makers and others.

South Nassau Communities Hospital CFO Mark Bogen spoke with Healthcare Finance News about risk, controlling costs and revenue challenges for his Oceanside, N.Y.-based organization.