The Healthcare Financial Management Association has released a report on acquisition and affiliation strategies, based on hospital and health system site visits, interviews and 145 responses to a survey sent to senior financial executive HFMA members.
The following five stories on the report — offering insight into the drivers of acquisition activity, expected improvements from transactions, most popular affiliation arrangements and more — were posted during the past month, starting with the most recent.
1. 6 Top Drivers of Healthcare Acquisition, Affiliation Activity
The executives HFMA surveyed were asked to identify the most important reasons for an organization to consider a new organizational arrangement. Here are the six top-identified drivers of acquisition and affiliation activity.
2. 7 Top Acquisition and Affiliation Arrangements
The executives were also asked to identify the most significant type of arrangement their organizations had pursued or were pursuing. Here are the seven most popular kinds of transaction models.
3. 6 Top Considerations Before Agreeing to an Acquisition or Affiliation
The HFMA members surveyed identified the following six top concerns, listed in order of importance.
4. 8 Key Statistics on Expected Improvements From Acquisitions, Affiliations
The HFMA report included the following eight ways financial executives expected improvement in capabilities as the result of an acquisition or affiliation.
5. 5 Key Drivers of Acquisition and Affiliation Strategy
The report revealed acquisitions in the hospital industry are increasingly driven by strategic factors rather than financial need.
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