Biomedical subjects

M A Woodard

Publications and source records attributed to M A Woodard.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

Analyzing and executing mergers and acquisitions.

Healthcare organization are consolidating at an unprecedented rate. With the number of mergers and acquisitions not likely to abate, healthcare organizations will need to become involved in strategic planning to manage the effects of this transaction activity and exert more control over the direction it will take. In particular, healthcare organizations need to know how to respond when their organizations are approached about a consolidation opportunity and how to determine whether a consolidation transaction would be strategically advantageous. Healthcare organizations can increase the chances that a consolidation will be successful by following six steps: performing a business inventory; determining the desire business profile; setting criteria for selecting a partner; identifying potential buyers and sellers; negotiating terms; and closing the transaction.

Capital Financing↗

PubMed1993

Interest rate swaps: financial tool of the '90s.

The implementation of prospective payment for capital costs makes it more necessary than ever for healthcare financial managers to be able to creatively balance capital costs with risk. A new financial management tool--the interest rate swap (a contractual agreement in which one party with a fixed interest rate payment liability and another party with a variable interest payment liability agree to trade those obligations)--is proving to be a solution for a growing number of hospital managers. This article describes the uses of interest rate swaps and discusses the variables to be considered when evaluating whether the benefits of an interest rate swap offset the additional risk.

Capital Expenditures↗

PubMed1989

Hidden costs make planning critical for trauma centers.

Hospitals seek trauma center designation to enhance prestige, improve market share, increase financial return, enhance their teaching function, and support their mission. Unfortunately, for most hospitals, trauma centers create significant increases in capital and operating costs. The best way to determine the direct financial effect of trauma center designation is to focus on the additional patients who will be treated at the hospital and the associated costs and revenue.

Cost-Benefit Analysis↗