Check out the most-read CFO articles from the past quarter.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Legacy Health Tightens Operations Amid Mounting Financial Strain
- Financial strain
- With reimbursement shortfalls, rising labor costs, and state-level mandates squeezing margins, CFOs are being forced to balance mission preservation with financial viability.
- AMA Moves to Shore Up Rural Hospitals with New APM Standards
- Rural health
- The American Medical Association’s new minimum standards for rural-focused alternative payment models aim to counteract widespread financial losses and service line closures in rural hospitals.
- AI vs. Red Tape: How Automation Is Saving Medicaid Margins
- Medicaid
- As Medicaid cuts loom and administrative costs soar, CFOs are turning to AI to protect margins, streamline operations, and expand access for vulnerable populations.
- The Exec: Chris Allen Embraces Flexibility as UChicago Medicine's New CFO
- Organizational leadership
- Allen is steering financial strategy toward adaptable planning, disciplined cost management, and a culture of collaboration that links fiscal accountability with the system's academic and clinical mission.
- The Surge of Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Reshaping CFO Strategies for Growth and Margin Performance
- Ambulatory surgical center model
- As outpatient surgical volumes rise and investment accelerates, CFOs face a pivotal moment to recalibrate capital allocation, manage workforce risks, and integrate ambulatory surgery centers into long-term financial strategy