Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Why Stories Matter Over the years, I have had many things that I have wanted to tell the executives at not-for-profit hospitals. As a ratings analyst, however, I couldn’t. Now I can. This is the first of... Blog Ratings Matter, But Long-Term Viability Matters More “Will I be downgraded if my organization’s margins decline because I am investing for its future?” This is one of the most common questions that provider organizations ask ratings... Blog Can Governance Be Measured? Almost everything that not-for-profit hospital ratings analysts evaluate can be measured, quantified, and databased. Except for one: governance. Blog My Breast Cancer Journey SVP, Lisa Goldstein, shares what she learned about hospitals, healthcare, and the not-for-profit mission from her breast cancer journey. Blog Reviving Revenue in the Post-Pandemic World As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we face a changed reality. Expenses—particularly labor expenses—have reset at a higher level. Inflation is rising at rates not seen since the... Blog Covenant Challenges Signal Need to Chart a Path to Sustainability The possibility of breached covenants is a symptom of deeper problems that require an all-hands-on-deck approach to get back on a sustainable path. Blog
Why Stories Matter Over the years, I have had many things that I have wanted to tell the executives at not-for-profit hospitals. As a ratings analyst, however, I couldn’t. Now I can. This is the first of... Blog
Ratings Matter, But Long-Term Viability Matters More “Will I be downgraded if my organization’s margins decline because I am investing for its future?” This is one of the most common questions that provider organizations ask ratings... Blog
Can Governance Be Measured? Almost everything that not-for-profit hospital ratings analysts evaluate can be measured, quantified, and databased. Except for one: governance. Blog
My Breast Cancer Journey SVP, Lisa Goldstein, shares what she learned about hospitals, healthcare, and the not-for-profit mission from her breast cancer journey. Blog
Reviving Revenue in the Post-Pandemic World As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we face a changed reality. Expenses—particularly labor expenses—have reset at a higher level. Inflation is rising at rates not seen since the... Blog
Covenant Challenges Signal Need to Chart a Path to Sustainability The possibility of breached covenants is a symptom of deeper problems that require an all-hands-on-deck approach to get back on a sustainable path. Blog