Rene Letourneau
Bestselling author Patrick Lencioni has penned eight books on leadership and organizational health and is the founder and president of San Francisco-based management consulting firm The Table Group. Lencioni will speak at the Medical Group Management Association's annual conference in San Antonio on Oct. 23. He recently discussed his presentation with Healthcare Finance News Editor Rene Letourneau.
Overall U.S. healthcare prices decreased slightly from August to September 2012, falling 0.5 percent, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Beginning in October, more than 4 million businesses will receive 2012 economic census forms representing all U.S. communities and industries. All forms will be delivered by the end of the year and must be returned to the U.S. Census Bureau by Feb. 12, 2013.
Healthcare IT and pharma M&A activity year-to-date improved 19 percent compared to the first three quarters of 2011, according to a recent report from mid-market investment banking firm Berkery Noyes.
Capital raised by healthcare real estate investment trusts (HCREITs) continues to outpace other REIT categories, due primarily to investor interest in medical office buildings and senior housing, according to data released recently by financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
Healthcare added 44,000 jobs to the nation's economy in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Donations to U.S. nonprofit hospitals and healthcare systems grew 8.2 percent last year, totaling $8.941 billion, said a report released this week by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
Venture capital (VC) funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, decreased 39 percent in dollars and 22 percent in number of deals in Q2 2012 compared with Q2 2011, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' recent MoneyTree report. Many industry analysts think this downward trend is likely to continue.
As healthcare providers grapple with the challenge of attracting and retaining patients, one thing has become increasingly clear: It's about location, location, location.
One of the comments I hear often from healthcare financial executives is that they are continuously being pushed to "do more with less." I hear this in relation to workforce management, revenue cycle process improvements, changing reimbursement models, automation efforts and IT projects.