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M F Doody

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Panel sees high demand for diverse CFO skills.

A more sophisticated healthcare industry, challenged by competition and payer demands, also looks for sophistication when filling its senior financial positions. Individuals with experience in managed care contract negotiations, knowledge of hospital-physician ventures, and superior planning and treasury management skills are increasingly sought by hospitals. Some organizations also may single out chief financial officers able to assume broader administrative duties, including chief executive officer positions. These are among the observations of a panel convened by HFMA to discuss recent trends in healthcare executive recruiting. Highlights of the session, moderated by HFMA President Richard L. Clarke, FHFMA, follow.

Employment

Strong cash flow, balance sheet, management, key to capital needs. Symposium on Healthcare Directions: the capital financing imperative.

For a full day, 10 individuals representing varied health fields and viewpoints within the healthcare industry discussed a number of topics confronting health care and predicted what the environment is likely to be in three years (see accompanying sidebars for symposium participants and purpose). This article focuses on one of the symposium topics, capital availability and financing, and the implications in a time of declining utilization.

Capital Financing