Many healthcare organizations continue to have significant legacy fixed pay interest rate swap portfolios. Most of these existing swap positions are long-dated structures that were put in place before the credit crisis and have remained in place largely due to the unacceptable termination costs.

In a new report, The Financial Resilience of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) indicates that although challenges facing higher education...

“Companies never choose to die, and yet many by not evolving are enabling that kind of fate.”

End-of-life care is among the U.S. healthcare system’s largest and most enduring challenges, both in terms of quality and cost.

On November 2, U.S. House Republicans released a sweeping tax reform bill that could have a devastating effect on not-for-profit healthcare organizations, significantly increasing the...

The House Republicans’ draft tax-reform legislation threatens the financial health of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. To the surprise of industry analysts, the November 2, 2017, draft included provisions that would significantly raise the cost of capital and limit financing options for 501(c)(3) hospitals and health systems.

Two leading CEOs comment on how health systems can reorient healthcare beyond traditional settings.

Healthcare organizations should set multiyear savings goals in the range of 25-30 percent over a five-year period.

Recent press reports highlight the effects of challenges facing the leadership teams of the nation’s colleges and universities: In mid-May, the Board of Trustees of Mills College, in...

When deciding whether to use rolling forecasting alone or in addition to annual budgeting, finance leaders should consider major differences between the two approaches

The story behind Kodak’s bankruptcy in 2012, after a century of market dominance, offers a key lesson for healthcare leaders. Kodak was not blindsided by disruptive digital technologies...

The latest issue of the Kaufman Hall Report features articles on the need for legacy healthcare organizations to dramatically reduce costs, and how hospital and health system leaders can better manage costs associated with key quality indicators.