CFOs see management issues shifting in health care

This article represents the second in a series of articles examining the information management needs, both now and in 1988, of hospital CFOs. CFOs are being forced to become more business-like, and therefore, are finding the need for more and better information. With this information, they can better manage operating profit, accounts receivable, and changes in prospective payment. This series of articles is based on a recent national poll of HFMA members. In all, more than 600 CFOs and data processing professionals responded to the survey sponsored by HFMA, HBO & Company, and Amherst Associates. For a copy of complete survey findings, contact: Cam L. Graham, CPA, HBO & Company, 301 Perimeter Center North, Atlanta, GA 30346.