4 Strategies for Financial Success in 2025

January/February 2025

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In this Issue

  • Feature

    Improving Patient Outcomes Without Breaking the Bank

    Ed Finkel

    About three-quarters of all drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2023 were considered specialty drugs, and seven of the top 10 most expensive drugs have been approved in the past two years, according to statistics compiled by pharmacy finance authority IPD Analytics.

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  • Perspectives

    Shaping the Future of Healthcare

    Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE

    The new year is always a time for reflection. A time to look back and reflect on achievements and lessons learned, and to make a plan to prioritize our intentions for the upcoming year.

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  • Healthcare Management Ethics

    Values-Based Debt Collection

    Jason Lesandrini, PhD, FACHE

    Aggressive medical debt collection practices have brought increased scrutiny to the healthcare field in recent years.

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  • Satisfying Your Customers

    ‘Jaw in a Day’ Surgery

    Tim Slocum, FACHE

    As regional healthcare leaders, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are dedicated to providing the Mid-South region with the most advanced surgical care, ensuring patients receive cutting-edge treatment close to home.

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  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion

    Navigating the Tensions Between DEI, MEI

    William F. “Marty” Martin, PsyD 

    Managing and valuing diversity has long been at the forefront of organizational strategy, especially in the wake of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity initiatives.

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  • Improving Patient Care

    New CMS Measure Aims to Advance Safety

    Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, CPP

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has introduced a new attestation-based measure—the Patient Safety Structural Measure—that reinforces practices to strengthen foundational elements associated with safe care.

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  • Clinician Leadership

    Thinking Strategically

    Kathleen D. Sanford, DBA, RN, FACHE

    To help clinical leaders think strategically, an understanding of both strategic processes and strategic thinking should be pursued long before they are promoted into leadership positions.

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A Forward-Thinking Approach to Financing Capital Equipment

In today's healthcare environment, institutions are facing unprecedented financial challenges. Interest rates are at their highest levels in nearly two decades, impacting borrower cash flow, asset valuations, and refinancing abilities.
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