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J Johnsson

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Conflicting hospital performance data: who's right?

Take your pick. The hospital field's financial performance for 1989 was either: (a) bad; or (b) worse. The answer depends on whose performance report you're looking at. Three recently released reports by Van Kampen Merritt Investment Advisory Group, Health Care Investment Analysts Inc. and the Healthcare Financial Management Association disagree on just how bad hospitals' financial picture really is--although all agree that the situation is bleak at best.

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Pete Stark: 'consumerist' or curmudgeon?

What do hospital CEOs think of Congressman Pete Stark? The California legislator has used his post as chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee to attack what he sees as fraud and abuse in the health care system. Not surprisingly, many see Stark's campaigns in a negative light.

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Fund-raising strategies in hard times: what works for hospitals.

"It's been tough going" for fund-raising since the economy began its downturn earlier this year, says John Good, vice-president for community relations and development at Beverly (MA) Hospital. Like many hospitals, his institution has been hit hard by declining corporate contributions. Fortunately, individuals have stepped in to pick up the slack for Beverly. But hospitals are competing with a host of other worthy causes for philanthropic dollars.

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Managed care exec bridges gap between hospitals, employers.

An employer advocate can also be sensitive to provider needs, says Marsha Ballard. As CEO of Parkside Health Management Corp., Park Ridge, IL, Ballard develops managed care products that meet specific employer needs. Sensitivity to both providers and employers is crucial to Parkside's new national transplant network, she says.

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CEOs: Gulf crisis hits hospitals' bottom line.

Hospital CEOs say the Persian Gulf crisis could hit them hard where it counts. In fact, hospitals are already seeing some adverse impact from events in the Middle East. From fundraising to plant management to strategic planning, the confrontations in the Gulf are having an impact on the hospital's bottom line.

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