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HealthLeaders Media Finance - December 14, 2009 | Eight Strategies for Stronger Fundraising at Hospitals
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Eight Strategies for Stronger Fundraising at Hospitals
Karen Minich-Pourshadi, Senior Editor-Finance
There are just 12 days left until Christmas. Yes, the season of giving is upon us. Unfortunately, this year hospital philanthropic foundations didn't feel too much of that giving spirit—donations for hospitals are lower than last year and the forecast is a slow increase, if any, for next year. However, there are strategies CFOs can employ at their facilities to see some changes in their fundraising divisions.
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December 14, 2009
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Editor's Picks
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Health Leaders Speak Out About MedPAC's Proposed Lower Payments for 2010
A draft recommendation to Congress released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has hospital officials concerned about payments for next year. MedPAC will vote on this in January—find out what changes may be in store and why the American Hospital Association president is concerned.
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Can Congress Legislate Quality?
My colleague Jan Simmons takes a look at quality in the healthcare reform debate, after 11 freshman senators unveiled a list they call the "value and innovation package." The group of senators says that the package is a compilation of ideas from the private and public sectors to improve quality and value through delivery system reform. Read on to find out what that means for your facility.
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Happy Holidays!
From all of us at HealthLeaders Media, Happy Holidays. HealthLeaders Media Finance will not publish next week, but will be back with a new issue December 28.
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Counterintuitive Thinking During Difficult Times: Bold Growth Strategies
Designing revenue growth strategies that are bold in nature and accelerating the implementation of those strategies are fundamental to the success of healthcare organizations, says contributor Mark Dubow.
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Money Talk
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Tenet Healthcare Corp., Dallas
Rating: B3
Outlook: Positive
Affected Debt: $4.5 billion
Agency: Moody's
Remarks: The positive outlook reflects the reduction of refinancing risk given the company's recent capital transactions. Further, Moody's believes that recent improvements in leverage levels that were accelerated with the repayment of debt from the proceeds of the convertible preferred stock can be maintained and will likely continue to modestly improve based on further EBITDA growth.
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