Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page › Last page Last A Technology Strategy for Treasury The inflation chatter continues, and the Fed indicates an expectation of increasing the Federal Funds rate earlier than anticipated and hints at starting to wind down Quantitative... 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 Who's Bucking the Trend? It’s not all bad news when it comes to not-for-profit hospital financial performance. Some hospitals and health systems are navigating labor pressures and reporting improving results. Blog Living in Interesting Times Benchmark yield curves are flat to inverted but long rates remain historically attractive. Public market not-for-profit healthcare issuance is light, reflecting two previous years of... Blog Ratings Tolerance During Financial Turbulence In recent months, hospitals of all sizes and ratings are reporting tremendous financial turbulence, primarily due to externalities such as the nursing shortage and the need for expensive contract labor. Blog Financial “Twindemic” and the Impact on Ratings Although hospitals have experienced difficult operating periods and volatile stock markets in the past, the simultaneous impact of these two forces in 2022 was a first in not-for-profit healthcare, creating a financial “twindemic” that drove many of the downgrades. Blog Recalibrating a Responsive Capital Formation Program Current Funding Environment Wednesday’s inflation print showed a March increase of 0.1% versus February and a year-over-year increase of 5.0%, both of which were better than expected... Blog The Sky Is Orange and the Bottom Line Is Red The maintenance of financial reserves is critical in rating committee during difficult times. Management teams that have outlined a credible plan to create financial durability and have built liquidity are best positioned for today’s harsh environment. Blog From Incremental to Multivariable Management The challenges facing health system leaders today are so diverse, interconnected, and relentless that an incremental management approach won’t work. The best response is grounded in simultaneous and tightly integrated efforts across multiple areas of focus. Blog Hitting the Reset Button – The Sequel As organizations prepare for rating agency presentations, financial performance will continue to occupy much of the agenda. But analysts also will want an update on long-term strategies as performance stabilizes and the industry resets to a new status quo. Blog Inside Rating Committee: Five Things to Know The rating committee is central to the rating process: all rating decisions are made by the committee, not an individual. In her new blog, Lisa Goldstein identifies five things to know about what happens in a rating committee. Blog External Capital Formation in a Higher Rate Environment After years of monetary tingle, a more restrictive stance from the Federal Reserve is creating a chill. A sustained higher interest rate environment may require finance teams to rethink external capital formation strategies. Blog Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page › Last page Last
A Technology Strategy for Treasury The inflation chatter continues, and the Fed indicates an expectation of increasing the Federal Funds rate earlier than anticipated and hints at starting to wind down Quantitative... 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
Who's Bucking the Trend? It’s not all bad news when it comes to not-for-profit hospital financial performance. Some hospitals and health systems are navigating labor pressures and reporting improving results. Blog
Living in Interesting Times Benchmark yield curves are flat to inverted but long rates remain historically attractive. Public market not-for-profit healthcare issuance is light, reflecting two previous years of... Blog
Ratings Tolerance During Financial Turbulence In recent months, hospitals of all sizes and ratings are reporting tremendous financial turbulence, primarily due to externalities such as the nursing shortage and the need for expensive contract labor. Blog
Financial “Twindemic” and the Impact on Ratings Although hospitals have experienced difficult operating periods and volatile stock markets in the past, the simultaneous impact of these two forces in 2022 was a first in not-for-profit healthcare, creating a financial “twindemic” that drove many of the downgrades. Blog
Recalibrating a Responsive Capital Formation Program Current Funding Environment Wednesday’s inflation print showed a March increase of 0.1% versus February and a year-over-year increase of 5.0%, both of which were better than expected... Blog
The Sky Is Orange and the Bottom Line Is Red The maintenance of financial reserves is critical in rating committee during difficult times. Management teams that have outlined a credible plan to create financial durability and have built liquidity are best positioned for today’s harsh environment. Blog
From Incremental to Multivariable Management The challenges facing health system leaders today are so diverse, interconnected, and relentless that an incremental management approach won’t work. The best response is grounded in simultaneous and tightly integrated efforts across multiple areas of focus. Blog
Hitting the Reset Button – The Sequel As organizations prepare for rating agency presentations, financial performance will continue to occupy much of the agenda. But analysts also will want an update on long-term strategies as performance stabilizes and the industry resets to a new status quo. Blog
Inside Rating Committee: Five Things to Know The rating committee is central to the rating process: all rating decisions are made by the committee, not an individual. In her new blog, Lisa Goldstein identifies five things to know about what happens in a rating committee. Blog
External Capital Formation in a Higher Rate Environment After years of monetary tingle, a more restrictive stance from the Federal Reserve is creating a chill. A sustained higher interest rate environment may require finance teams to rethink external capital formation strategies. Blog