Funding information systems

Funding is an on-going, not just a one-time start-up, challenge. If we want to add "bells and whistles" to reap a full return on our hefty investments in basic computing and telecommunication structures, we need to think about funding as an integral, on-going part of our information systems.     

满洲北方通古斯的地理分布(下)

满洲驯鹿通古斯的东邻是呼玛尔通古斯。我把他们称呼玛尔沁(Kumarc-eN),他们用这个名自称,其他群团也用此名称他们。实际上,这个名完全是为了方便,原因是他们居住地域远远超出了呼玛尔河流域。呼玛尔沁通古斯大概占据了除水源外的呼玛尔河全流域,还居住在     

“最佳”CFO的特质

市场混乱让CFO的更替如走马灯一般频繁,也改变了备受追捧的财务技能。动荡带来变化,市场动荡也造成了企业高级管理层的更迭。     

如何进行投资控制和成本管理

本文针对我国大多数在建高速公路项目超概算这一现象,从投资者的角度出发,浅析投资控制的主要方法,在对项目建设各个阶段如何抓好投资控制进行分析后为投资者指出了投资控制和成本管理的方法。     

加强微观审慎监管是构建金融体系稳定的关键

全球金融危机爆发后,二十国集团(G20)以及国际标准制定者对全球金融体系监管改革提出多项建议。这些改革提议大都强调对银行的监管,以便帮助全球金融体系化解银行的过度风险,遏制银行的过度冒险行为。     

Acknowledging the importance of BAI accounts

For hospitals, balance after insurance (BAI) refers to revenue from uninsured patients and from patients with patient responsibility after insurance. BAI is a rapidly growing share of hospital revenue as a result of substitution from high-deductible commercial insurance plans-revenue that tends to convert to cash relatively easily and quickly-meaning that an increasing share of hospital cash flow is now due from the patient. Hospitals should make sure that their self-pay patients receive excellent customer service: It not only improves the likelihood of a greater yield, but also-perhaps more important-helps ensure customer loyalty and willingness to recommend the facility to others.     

Telling the data story the right way

Effective data-driven analyses of service-line performance require: Buy-in and agreement at the outset from all parties (hospital and physicians) on the validity of the data used to evaluate service-line performance, Actionable data and metrics relevant to physicians, with financial goals tangibly linked to clinical improvement, Transparent sharing of data with physicians to build their trust and support the case for change, A physician champion who can help validate findings and guide how data are presented, Willingness of physicians to acknowledge that the opportunity for improved margin depends largely on the variable costs that they control as individuals.