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Khetpal S, Pourtaheri N, Lopez J, Alperovich M. Venture Capital Investments in Plastic Surgery: An 8-Year Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg 2022; 149:179e-180e. [PMID: 34874358 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Sumun Khetpal
- Section of Plastic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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Gupta S, Uppal N, Chang EK, Fetter T, Hunter DG. Trends in Venture Capital Investments in Ophthalmology Companies (2011-2021). Ophthalmology 2021; 129:353-354. [PMID: 34626696 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Sanchay Gupta
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Diane L Spatz
- Dr. Diane L. Spatz is a Professor of Perinatal Nursing & the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a joint appointment with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) where she is a nurse scientist for the lactation program & founder of CHOP's Mothers' Milk Bank. Dr. Spatz can be reached via email at
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Ionascu M, Ionascu I, Sacarin M, Minu M. Benefits of global financial reporting models for developing markets: The case of Romania. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207175. [PMID: 30462679 PMCID: PMC6248969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The paper explores the benefits of global financial reporting models for developing countries, discussing the case of Romania, which, at the recommendations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, exceeded the minimum requirements of the European Union, by imposing the full adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in individual financial statements of listed companies. Using regression analysis and decomposition techniques, the paper explores the evolution in value relevance of financial variables based on pre-(2009–2012) and post-(2014–2016) adoption samples, showing that after IFRS adoption financial information becomes significantly more relevant for equity valuations. We also provide empirical evidence showing that the degree of relevance for stock valuation, as well as the IFRS impact varies across types of firms. Overall, our findings tend to indicate the success of the financial reporting reform, which could be relevant for other jurisdictions facing similar decisions.
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- Mihaela Ionascu
- Department of Accounting and Auditing, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Accounting and Auditing, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Accounting and Auditing, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Accounting and Auditing, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
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Caverzagie KJ, Lane SW, Sharma N, Donnelly J, Jaeger JR, Laird-Fick H, Moriarty JP, Moyer DV, Wallach SL, Wardrop RM, Steinmann AF. Proposed Performance-Based Metrics for the Future Funding of Graduate Medical Education: Starting the Conversation. Acad Med 2018; 93:1002-1013. [PMID: 29239903 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Graduate medical education (GME) in the United States is financed by contributions from both federal and state entities that total over $15 billion annually. Within institutions, these funds are distributed with limited transparency to achieve ill-defined outcomes. To address this, the Institute of Medicine convened a committee on the governance and financing of GME to recommend finance reform that would promote a physician training system that meets society's current and future needs. The resulting report provided several recommendations regarding the oversight and mechanisms of GME funding, including implementation of performance-based GME payments, but did not provide specific details about the content and development of metrics for these payments. To initiate a national conversation about performance-based GME funding, the authors asked: What should GME be held accountable for in exchange for public funding? In answer to this question, the authors propose 17 potential performance-based metrics for GME funding that could inform future funding decisions. Eight of the metrics are described as exemplars to add context and to help readers obtain a deeper understanding of the inherent complexities of performance-based GME funding. The authors also describe considerations and precautions for metric implementation.
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- Kelly J Caverzagie
- K.J. Caverzagie is associate dean for educational strategy, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, and vice president for education, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. S.W. Lane is associate professor of medicine, vice chair for education, Department of Medicine, and internal medicine residency program director, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, New York. N. Sharma is assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and program director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. J. Donnelly is program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Christiana Care Health System, and clinical associate professor for internal medicine and pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J.R. Jaeger is professor of clinical medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. H. Laird-Fick is associate professor of medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan. J.P. Moriarty is associate professor of medicine and program director, Yale Primary Care Residency, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. D.V. Moyer, at the time this article was written, was professor of medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM), Temple University, and internal medicine program director, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is now adjunct professor of medicine, LKSOM, Temple University, and executive vice president/chief executive officer, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. S.L. Wallach is associate professor of medicine, Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, and chair and program director of internal medicine, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, New Jersey. R.M. Wardrop III is associate professor of medicine and pediatrics and program director for the combined medicine and pediatrics residency training program, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A.F. Steinmann is chief of academic medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, and associate clinical professor of medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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Currently used vaccines have had major effects on eliminating common infections, largely by duplicating the immune responses induced by natural infections. Now vaccinology faces more complex problems, such as waning antibody, immunosenescence, evasion of immunity by the pathogen, deviation of immunity by the microbiome, induction of inhibitory responses, and complexity of the antigens required for protection. Fortunately, vaccine development is now incorporating knowledge from immunology, structural biology, systems biology and synthetic chemistry to meet these challenges. In addition, international organisations are developing new funding and licensing pathways for vaccines aimed at pathogens with epidemic potential that emerge from tropical areas.
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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Barkholz D. Hot streak continues for bond market. Mod Healthc 2017; 47:8. [PMID: 30475460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hospital capital investment is important for acquiring and maintaining technology and equipment needed to provide health care. Reduction in capital investment by a hospital has negative implications for patient outcomes. Most hospitals rely on debt and internal cash flow to fund capital investment. The great recession may have made it difficult for hospitals to borrow, thus reducing their capital investment. I investigated the impact of the great recession on capital investment made by California hospitals. Modeling how hospital capital investment may have been liquidity constrained during the recession is a novel contribution to the literature. I estimated the model with California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development data and system generalized method of moments. Findings suggest that not-for-profit and public hospitals were liquidity constrained during the recession. Comparing the changes in hospital capital investment between 2006 and 2009 showed that hospitals used cash flow to increase capital investment by $2.45 million, other things equal.
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- Sung Choi
- University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Author is currently affiliated to Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
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- Justine Davies
- The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, London EC2Y 5AS, UK; Centre for Global Health, King's College London, London, UK.
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Kaldy J. BLUE SKIES AHEAD: THREE TRENDS FAVOR NEW CANDIDATES. Provider 2015; 41:43-49. [PMID: 26529964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Salient trends in capital investment and revenue cycle. Healthc Financ Manage 2015; 69:102. [PMID: 26665549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hastings DA, Williams J. Douglas Hastings legal perspectives on trends in capital access. Healthc Financ Manage 2014; 68:34-37. [PMID: 24968623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ashdown C, Stempniak M. Capital planning and the future. Hosp Health Netw 2014; 88:28-29. [PMID: 24923028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Conn J. Organizations' IT spending expected to keep growing. Mod Healthc 2014; 44:23. [PMID: 24730152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Coreen M. Beaumier
- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (CB); (PH); (PW)
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (CB); (PH); (PW)
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (CB); (PH); (PW)
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Hessler FA. Directing capital of value-makers: what investors want. Hosp Health Netw 2013; 87:62. [PMID: 23814958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Means GA, Olarte ML. Today's trends in capital financing. Healthc Financ Manage 2013; 67:60-66. [PMID: 23678691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A health system's approach to capital access in the coming year should include an in-depth analysis of different financing options, including: Tax-exempt fixed rate bonds. Tax-exempt variable rate bonds. Taxable bonds. Direct purchases. New financing products.
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Evans M. A change in spending habits. Technology, construction budgets take hits as systems refocus priorities. Mod Healthc 2013; 43:32-33. [PMID: 23487908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Kutscher B. LifeCare's debt bomb. Sale, restructuring possible as LTAC pressures mount. Mod Healthc 2012; 42:10. [PMID: 23163194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Britnell M. In defence of our imperfect PFI. Health Serv J 2012; 122:16-17. [PMID: 23074773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Gulland A. Funding gap threatens to stall progress on polio eradication. BMJ 2012; 344:e4312. [PMID: 22730544 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Evans M. Strategic investors: private equity fund expands and diversifies. Mod Healthc 2012; 42:10-11. [PMID: 22741425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Payne CT. Understanding your capital options. Healthc Financ Manage 2012; 66:68-74. [PMID: 22616509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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When planning capital expenditures, hospitals and health systems should understand the following financing considerations: Traditional fixed-rate tax-exempt bonds; Variable-rate financing alternatives; Basel III Accord requirements; Direct tax-exempt bank loans; Total return swaps Taxable financings; Interest-rate swaps and collateral requirements
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Figlioli KJ, Spooner B. Continued investment in healthcare IT critical. Healthc Financ Manage 2012; 66:148-149. [PMID: 22616520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Brown LJ, Williams LT, Capra S. Developing dietetic positions in rural areas: what are the key lessons? Rural Remote Health 2012; 12:1923. [PMID: 22506812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Rural and remote communities in Australia are typically underserviced by dietitians. The recruitment of dietitians to rural areas has improved in recent years; however, retention remains an issue. Key factors that lead to an increase in funding and the development of more dietetic positions in rural areas are unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe dietetic services in rural areas and to determine the drivers for and barriers to the development of dietetic positions in rural areas. METHODS A sequential explanatory mixed methods approach was used to examine six case study sites of dietetic service delivery in rural northern New South Wales (NSW) Australia between 1991 and 2006. The six sites represented different models of dietetic service delivery from the study area. Data sources included workforce documents and in-depth individual interviews on position development with 40 key informants, including past and present dietitians, dietetic managers and health service managers. Interview data were thematically analysed with the aid of NVivo7 (www.qsrinternational.com). Themes were coded into common categories, using a constant comparison inductive approach. RESULTS Forty key informants agreed to participate in the in-depth, semi-structured interview. Participants included 28 dietitians (past and present), three dietetics managers and nine managers. The majority of participants were female (87.5%). Document analysis showed that the dietetic workforce had a 5.6-fold increase across the six sites over the 15 years. Themes that emerged from the interviews indicated that new positions were established through ad hoc and opportunistic funding, a gradual increase in funding or due to concerted efforts by champions advocating for increased funding. CONCLUSION The findings from this study have important implications for the development of dietetic staffing in rural areas. There is an inconsistent approach to the development of dietetic positions in rural areas of Australia. Factors that inhibited the development of positions included a general lack of funds and competing priorities. A systematic, planned approach to the development of dietetic positions is needed in rural Australia. Champions for the development of positions were effective in increasing positions, particularly when they have management support.
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- UDRH & RCS, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
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Robeznieks A. Momentum no longer building. Mod Healthc 2012; 42:26-27. [PMID: 22355928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Stewart LJ. Analysis of capital spending and capital financing among large US nonprofit health systems. J Health Care Finance 2012; 38:1-15. [PMID: 22515040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This article examines the recent trends (2006 to 2009) in capital spending among 25 of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States and analyzes the financing sources that these large nonprofit health care systems used to fund their capital spending. Total capital spending for these 25 nonprofit health entities exceeded $41 billion for the four-year period of this study. Less than 3 percent of total capital spending resulted in mergers and acquisition activities. Total annual capital spending grew at an average annual rate of 17.6 percent during the first three year of this study's period of analysis. Annual capital spending for 2009 fell by more than 22 percent over prior year's level due to the impact of widespread disruption in US tax-exempt variable rate debt markets. While cash inflow from long-term debt issues was a significant source of capital financing, this study's primary finding was that operating cash flow was the predominant source of capital spending funding. Key words: nonprofit, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital spending, capital financing.
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Perna G. The 'new normal' reflected in HIT investments. Healthc Inform 2012; 29:40-42. [PMID: 22352144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Evans M. Another cost of capital. Cash infusion can mean survival for a hospital, but also loss of independence. Mod Healthc 2011; 41:32. [PMID: 21850814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Wiederhold BK. Investment in innovation: lessons learned from China. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2011; 14:181-182. [PMID: 21486173 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.1514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Degaspari J. Study sees clinical IT investment increase. IT spending on RCM may take back seat to clinical. Healthc Inform 2011; 28:64-66. [PMID: 21381456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Evans M. Gambling on change. Five big systems buy into a venture capital fund to try to reap profits from the transformation of healthcare. Mod Healthc 2011; 41:6-1. [PMID: 21370624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Five healthcare systems have financed a venture-capital fund with hopes for a financial and operational return. Executives say the investment is a way to influence technological developments and evaluate products and software. James Bosscher, chief investment officer at Trinity Health, left, said Heritage fund investments will target health information technology.
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- Gerald S. Bloomfield
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellow
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Concern that underfunded and weak health systems are impeding the achievement of the health Millennium Development Goals in low-income countries led to the creation of a High Level Taskforce on Innovative International Financing for Health Systems in September, 2008. This report summarises the key challenges faced by the Taskforce and its Working Groups. Working Group 1 examined the constraints to scaling up and costs. Challenges included: difficulty in generalisation because of scarce and context-specific health-systems knowledge; no consensus for optimum service-delivery approaches, leading to wide cost differences; no consensus for health benefits; difficulty in quantification of likely efficiency gains; and challenges in quantification of the financing gap owing to uncertainties about financial commitments for health. Working Group 2 reviewed the different innovative mechanisms for raising and channelling funds. Challenges included: variable definitions of innovative finance; small evidence base for many innovative finance mechanisms; insufficient experience in harmonisation of global health initiatives; and inadequate experience in use of international investments to improve maternal, newborn, and child health. The various mechanisms reviewed and finally recommended all had different characteristics, some focusing on specific problems and some on raising resources generally. Contentious issues included the potential role of the private sector, the rights-based approach to health, and the move to results-based aid. The challenges and disagreements that arose during the work of the Taskforce draw attention to the many issues facing decision makers in low-income countries. International donors and recipient governments should work together to improve the evidence base for strengthening health systems, increase long-term commitments, and improve accountability through transparent and inclusive national approaches.
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- Robert Fryatt
- Health Systems and Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Edwards R. Finance. Capital-project logjam loosens...but slowly. Hosp Health Netw 2009; 83:9. [PMID: 20063590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Solovy A. Technology. 2009 Most Wired hospitals slow IT spending. Trustee 2009; 62:30-1. [PMID: 19960798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The results of this year's Most Wired survey shows an uncomfortable collision between the need to conserve capital and to invest in information technology.
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Evans M. Something borrowed. Bond market starting to thaw for not-for-profits. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:14-15. [PMID: 19522172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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American Hospital Association. Report on the capital crisis: impact on hospitals. Trustee 2009; 62:31. [PMID: 22111200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Robeznieks A. Land locked. Some health systems use a buy-and-hold strategy. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:32-33. [PMID: 19271634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Lopez F. No excuses here. Green, Murphy, Spezia take calculated risks, buck slow IT investment trend. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:C2. [PMID: 19248737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Decline of hospital margins may impair hospitals' ability to obtain capital. Healthc Financ Manage 2009; 63:90. [PMID: 19230503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Evans M. Credit squeeze won't let up. Cheaper deals elusive for healthcare borrowers. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:8-9. [PMID: 19213104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Robeznieks A. Outlook 2009: Construction: end of the boom. Mod Healthc 2009; 39:24. [PMID: 19230091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Evans M. Auction-rate endgame. Restructuring debt has cost hospitals millions. Mod Healthc 2008; 38:42-44. [PMID: 19133352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bigalke JT, Goldstein L, Gourdon C, Jacobson CA, Kaufman K, Long RR. Planning during turmoil: credit challenges and healthcare finance. Interview by Carole J. Bolster. Healthc Financ Manage 2008; 62:54-62. [PMID: 18990837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The crisis in the financial markets is having a major impact on hospitals' ability to access capital. Providers are seeking longer-term fixed-rate debt rather than shortterm debt. Hospital management teams and their boards need to understand the upside and downside of variable-rate debt and interest rate derivatives.
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Appleby J. Data briefing. Parallels with the finance markets. Health Serv J 2008:21. [PMID: 18975410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bergman RN. Watch out for the little guy. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008; 16:219-20. [PMID: 18239626 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Financing the future III, Report 4. Healthcare construction trends and capital implications. Healthc Financ Manage 2008; 62:32-3. [PMID: 18309589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Feigin VL, Barker-Collo S. Applied brain injury research in New Zealand: can we do better? N Z Med J 2008; 121:U2893. [PMID: 18256709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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