Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last Hospital Industry Enterprise Growth Strategy A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems. Blog Thoughts on Servant Leadership A servant leader needs to be intellectually curious and strive to learn more from their employees as they lead. Every moment spent with caregivers and colleagues is a learning and a teaching moment. Blog Stronger Hospital Financial Performance Continues Midway through 2024, we are seeing a sustained trend of stronger performance. Revenue and expense trends and length of stay will be indicators for the months ahead, but for now, good planning and tough decisions are translating into better results. Blog Can One Drug Change the Hospital Industry? The new generation of weight-loss drugs has the potential to help reduce prevalence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, two of the most prevalent chronic conditions. How might that affect hospital operations and capital and financial planning? Blog The Importance of Humility and a Memorable, Forgettable Rating Meeting Rating meetings should include a meaningful discussion of notable achievements along with a frank, no-spin discussion of the risks the organization is facing. This balance will build credibility with the rating analyst and, ultimately, the rating committee. Blog Steward Files for Bankruptcy and It Feels All Too Familiar Steward Health Care’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is one of the largest health system bankruptcies in recent memory. Although Steward is a for-profit system, there are important lessons that not-for-profit health system leaders can learn from the Steward bankruptcy. Blog Days Cash on Hand Does Not Tell the Full Liquidity Story While days cash on hand is a pillar liquidity ratio for healthcare, liquidity is an equally important concept. There is a difference between wealth and liquidity, and recent events have demonstrated the growing importance of the latter. Blog Rating Agency Upgrade an Downgrade Decisions Upgrades and downgrades reflect the realities of what ratings are intended to do, which is to reflect the rating agency’s best assessment of an organization’s performance for investors. Upgrades must be earned and downgrades may happen quickly, but affirmations are most typical. Blog Three Must-Haves for Every Rating Presentation How you tell the story of your organization is as important as the story itself. Paying attention to three key themes will help ensure that your best voice is being heard in rating committee. Blog 5 Key Takeaways from Healthcare Rating Activity in 2023 The past year saw a material increase in downgrades over 2022 while the number of upgrades declined from the prior year. Here are five key takeaways from rating activity in 2023. Blog Three Things Board Members Should Know When Attending Rating Agency Meetings How can board members play a helpful role in rating agency meetings if they are invited to attend? Here are three ways in which board members can add value to the rating presentation. Blog Uncertainty Regarding Covenant Compliance Continues Responses to Kaufman Hall’s 2023 “State of Healthcare Performance Improvement” report indicate ongoing concern regarding covenant challenges in 2024. Organizations need to understand the causes of covenant misses and near misses and build a durable financial plan for the future. Blog Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last
Hospital Industry Enterprise Growth Strategy A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems. Blog
Thoughts on Servant Leadership A servant leader needs to be intellectually curious and strive to learn more from their employees as they lead. Every moment spent with caregivers and colleagues is a learning and a teaching moment. Blog
Stronger Hospital Financial Performance Continues Midway through 2024, we are seeing a sustained trend of stronger performance. Revenue and expense trends and length of stay will be indicators for the months ahead, but for now, good planning and tough decisions are translating into better results. Blog
Can One Drug Change the Hospital Industry? The new generation of weight-loss drugs has the potential to help reduce prevalence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, two of the most prevalent chronic conditions. How might that affect hospital operations and capital and financial planning? Blog
The Importance of Humility and a Memorable, Forgettable Rating Meeting Rating meetings should include a meaningful discussion of notable achievements along with a frank, no-spin discussion of the risks the organization is facing. This balance will build credibility with the rating analyst and, ultimately, the rating committee. Blog
Steward Files for Bankruptcy and It Feels All Too Familiar Steward Health Care’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is one of the largest health system bankruptcies in recent memory. Although Steward is a for-profit system, there are important lessons that not-for-profit health system leaders can learn from the Steward bankruptcy. Blog
Days Cash on Hand Does Not Tell the Full Liquidity Story While days cash on hand is a pillar liquidity ratio for healthcare, liquidity is an equally important concept. There is a difference between wealth and liquidity, and recent events have demonstrated the growing importance of the latter. Blog
Rating Agency Upgrade an Downgrade Decisions Upgrades and downgrades reflect the realities of what ratings are intended to do, which is to reflect the rating agency’s best assessment of an organization’s performance for investors. Upgrades must be earned and downgrades may happen quickly, but affirmations are most typical. Blog
Three Must-Haves for Every Rating Presentation How you tell the story of your organization is as important as the story itself. Paying attention to three key themes will help ensure that your best voice is being heard in rating committee. Blog
5 Key Takeaways from Healthcare Rating Activity in 2023 The past year saw a material increase in downgrades over 2022 while the number of upgrades declined from the prior year. Here are five key takeaways from rating activity in 2023. Blog
Three Things Board Members Should Know When Attending Rating Agency Meetings How can board members play a helpful role in rating agency meetings if they are invited to attend? Here are three ways in which board members can add value to the rating presentation. Blog
Uncertainty Regarding Covenant Compliance Continues Responses to Kaufman Hall’s 2023 “State of Healthcare Performance Improvement” report indicate ongoing concern regarding covenant challenges in 2024. Organizations need to understand the causes of covenant misses and near misses and build a durable financial plan for the future. Blog