Nonprofit Hospitals Adjust to Attract Investors

http://www.wsj.com/articles/nonprofit-hospitals-adjust-to-attract-investors-1463563802

Recent consolidation has created large organizations that increasingly are pressed to become more transparent.

Patient experience a key driver in profit margin growth for hospitals, Accenture says

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/patient-experience-key-driver-profit-margin-growth-hospitals-accenture-says

Hospitals delivering superior customer experiences saw net increases that were 50 percent higher than average performers, study says.

Gundersen Health chiefs blast Health Affairs study that dubbed nonprofit hospital most profitable

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/gundersen-health-chiefs-blast-health-affairs-study-dubbed-nonprofit-hospital-most-profitable?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1OaFpqaGxZVEptWmpKbCIsInQiOiJxcnNrZVZmUlV5M3FvYVJKYmRpZ2VERTNZN3JhTUpSUmI1SjM5MHdLUDVtcjdTUEoyOU1aSlFsb240Y21uXC9JaU4zY1pPQ2FVUkVhZE12N2lJUmxxRm9QOTBMMms2XC9tNzlXeGlIMXc5bXRZPSJ9

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GundersenLutheranHospital.jpg">Wikipedia</a>)

CEO and CFO say data was incomplete and taken from a Medicare cost report that failed to accurately incorporate their full array of costs.

Employing Docs is Not a Financial Drag, CEOs Insist

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/leadership/employing-docs-not-financial-drag-ceos-insist?spMailingID=8915501&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=921252342&spReportId=OTIxMjUyMzQyS0#

Physician Compensation

A recent Moody’s report contends that hiring physicians comes with a financial penalty. That may be true, but simple accounting misses the point entirely, some CEOs say.

For Hospitals, Prestige Leads To Profits

http://khn.org/news/for-hospitals-prestige-leads-to-profits/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=29200044&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97fk8RLtW9IOZFzCKi5TnxWdhRy1CHafcbDy13hQhzPfmqvLxNfqdQOw9CRXoSrMXrHfZKC4wL_76o0CIYKgXe4QODAA&_hsmi=29200044

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http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2012/06/the-impact-of-hospital-consolidation.html

Nonprofits dominate list of top 10 most profitable hospitals

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/nonprofits-dominate-list-top-10-most-profitable-hospitals?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RaaFlUQTFNemd3TVROaiIsInQiOiJ5dzJFZG93V2ZzK0tqQklsVjJnUVpFVmxuRm5jS1wvb00wZVFyYkhob3VJbmV0RnorMGt4M2FkcGhZODdYSkVPcVpROUtNVXFhWUkrd051Y3FcL2FXdDBmOU1xemdzY1pNZXZxcTdSZGZYbG1nPSJ9

Moody’s: Non-profit hospital medians extremely healthy

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/moodys-non-profit-hospital-medians-extremely-healthy/2016-04-28?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpFNU1qaGtObVJoWkRJeiIsInQiOiJDOTRWRm1hMnEwNVVmRkp0WjhnZkZOclZaNDV6aUY0aCs2UVdOK01ia2tqdkc1YUxJMGY0Tjh6TEhtakV5cTk3WndaZjhXM1RxM0hGRCtSdUtOOHI0WnY1U0F6WFNEZG04THRzbWdSemt3TT0ifQ%253D%253D

Money Down Arrow

Best numbers seen in years, according to agency

Moody’s preliminary numbers show nonprofit healthcare profitability margins at multi-year high

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/moody-s-preliminary-numbers-show-nonprofit-healthcare-profitability-margins-at-multi-year-high.html

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