Strategic Planning
Honolulu's Kuakini Medical Center was anticipating an enormous capital investment to upgrade its energy systems, when a golden opportunity came along.
National healthcare expenditures grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in 2013, according to an analysis by the Altarum Institute. This is the fifth consecutive year of spending growth in the 4 percent vicinity.
There is a common misconception in healthcare that nearly all value-based care models are one-of-a-kind. In truth, while the starting point may be unique for many organizations, value-based models are actually conceptually quite similar.
As out-of-pocket medical costs grow for many Americans, the insurance industry is offering a way to help and, at the same time, expand its business: by selling supplemental policies that may fill the gaps for consumers.
Back in the early 2000s, Mid-State Health Center was in dire need. The new CEO knew something had to be done immediately, but the facility didn't have access to appropriate funding. So, the CEO got creative.
Many healthcare organizations are realizing that in less than nine months, ICD-10 will be upon them. Healthcare Finance News talked to some industry experts to find out where organizations are in the run up to Oct. 1.
The trend of CEOs being hired with business development and financial management expertise but no healthcare experience has spurred much discussion in the healthcare community. Healthcare Finance News talked to some "insiders" to get the pulse of the conversation.
Business intelligence software can turn your life around - or ruin it. It all depends on how carefully you choose and how well you fold these tools into your overall strategic plan.
China has a lock on U.S. medical supplies because of cheap labor and low production costs. In the quest for savings, we have put our healthcare system in jeopardy and left strategic supply just one policy shift away from a severe crippling.
Maryland officials have reached what analysts say is an unprecedented deal to limit medical spending and abandon decades of expensively paying hospitals for each extra procedure they perform. If the plan works, Maryland hospitals will be financially rewarded for keeping people out of the hospital.