Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last Responding to the Change Healthcare Cyberattack The Change Healthcare cyberattack has affected claims processing and cash flow for many provider organizations. Learn more about the impacts and how to respond. Article Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2024 There was a general improvement in operating margins over the course of 2023, and it is possible that we have reached a point of stability. But with margins still well below pre-pandemic levels, will that level of stability provide sustainability? Article Is Now the Time to Terminate Legacy Interest Rate Hedges? A changing interest rate environment has reopened the opportunity to consider terminating an organization’s swap position. Organizations should take a measured approach in determining whether this is an opportunity they wish to pursue. Article Revisiting Counterparty Risk Counterparty risk management must be continually reinforced by implementing and following best practices. This process can help form a stronger and more diverse network of banking partners that will serve an organization well throughout its business cycle. Article Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Consolidation, and Capital Spending Kaufman Hall hosted its 2023 Summer Rating Agency Update on July 12, featuring Eva Bogaty, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Investors Service, Suzie Desai, Senior Director at S&P... Article What to Expect When a Consultant Call-in Report Is Required In the event of a covenant breach, management typically must hire an independent consultant to identify areas for financial and operational improvement. Find out what a consultant call-in does and does not entail, as well as considerations for timing and implementation. Article How the Balance Sheet Can Contribute to Performance Improvement There has always been a connection between performance improvement initiatives and the balance sheet. By reducing operating costs, boosting productivity, and enhancing revenues, a... Article A Responsive Balance Sheet Enhances Organizational Agility The real work for healthcare leaders is developing a resource positioning framework that can be recalibrated over time in response to changes in the sources and severity of risk. Article Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2023 In an August post on our Trending in Treasury & Capital Markets blog, we commented on how one of the movie highlights of the past year— Everything Everywhere All at Once —served as a... Article Rating Agency Update: Operational Challenges, Covenants, and ESG In this summary of our Healthcare Leadership Conference rating agency panel, the agencies’ not-for-profit healthcare leaders address issues related to financial performance, covenant management, and ESG. Article Buy-Side Perspectives on Not-for-Profit Healthcare Not-for-profit healthcare investors provide their perspectives on issues including weak financial performance and the threat of breached covenants, best practices for disclosure and transparency, and the growing influence of ESG concerns on investment decisions. Article New Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects Provisions of the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act now allow the federal government to provide a direct payment for qualifying renewable energy projects owned by tax-exempt entities. Article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last
Responding to the Change Healthcare Cyberattack The Change Healthcare cyberattack has affected claims processing and cash flow for many provider organizations. Learn more about the impacts and how to respond. Article
Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2024 There was a general improvement in operating margins over the course of 2023, and it is possible that we have reached a point of stability. But with margins still well below pre-pandemic levels, will that level of stability provide sustainability? Article
Is Now the Time to Terminate Legacy Interest Rate Hedges? A changing interest rate environment has reopened the opportunity to consider terminating an organization’s swap position. Organizations should take a measured approach in determining whether this is an opportunity they wish to pursue. Article
Revisiting Counterparty Risk Counterparty risk management must be continually reinforced by implementing and following best practices. This process can help form a stronger and more diverse network of banking partners that will serve an organization well throughout its business cycle. Article
Rating Agency Update: Covenants, Consolidation, and Capital Spending Kaufman Hall hosted its 2023 Summer Rating Agency Update on July 12, featuring Eva Bogaty, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Investors Service, Suzie Desai, Senior Director at S&P... Article
What to Expect When a Consultant Call-in Report Is Required In the event of a covenant breach, management typically must hire an independent consultant to identify areas for financial and operational improvement. Find out what a consultant call-in does and does not entail, as well as considerations for timing and implementation. Article
How the Balance Sheet Can Contribute to Performance Improvement There has always been a connection between performance improvement initiatives and the balance sheet. By reducing operating costs, boosting productivity, and enhancing revenues, a... Article
A Responsive Balance Sheet Enhances Organizational Agility The real work for healthcare leaders is developing a resource positioning framework that can be recalibrated over time in response to changes in the sources and severity of risk. Article
Credit and Capital Markets Outlook for 2023 In an August post on our Trending in Treasury & Capital Markets blog, we commented on how one of the movie highlights of the past year— Everything Everywhere All at Once —served as a... Article
Rating Agency Update: Operational Challenges, Covenants, and ESG In this summary of our Healthcare Leadership Conference rating agency panel, the agencies’ not-for-profit healthcare leaders address issues related to financial performance, covenant management, and ESG. Article
Buy-Side Perspectives on Not-for-Profit Healthcare Not-for-profit healthcare investors provide their perspectives on issues including weak financial performance and the threat of breached covenants, best practices for disclosure and transparency, and the growing influence of ESG concerns on investment decisions. Article
New Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects Provisions of the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act now allow the federal government to provide a direct payment for qualifying renewable energy projects owned by tax-exempt entities. Article