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Managing your margin after reform: the strategic margin plan.

Michael E Nugent¹

¹Navigant Consulting, Inc., Chicago, USA. mnugent@navigantconsulting.com

Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association

|March 1, 2011

Summary

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) must create a strategic margin plan to protect financial health post-reform. This involves projecting revenue gaps, benchmarking costs, implementing financial tactics, and integrating with clinical improvements for patient benefit.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Finance
Health Services Management
Strategic Planning

Background:

Healthcare payment reform presents significant financial challenges.
Maintaining financial margins and bond ratings is critical for healthcare organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline a strategic margin plan for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).
To ensure financial stability and patient benefit post-healthcare reform.

Main Methods:

Projecting revenue gaps from payment reform and competition.
Benchmarking unit costs and utilization savings opportunities (Level 1, 2, 3).
Implementing short- and long-term operational and financial management tactics.

Main Results:

A structured approach to identify and close margin gaps.
Integration of financial strategies with clinical delivery improvements.

Conclusions:

A proactive strategic margin plan is essential for CFOs.
Financial sustainability can be achieved while enhancing patient care outcomes.