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Multicentre methodological study to create a publicly available score of hospital financial standing in the USA
Multicentre methodological study to create a publicly available score of hospital financial standing in the USA http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0619-426XRadoslav Zinoviev1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-127XHarlan M Krumholz2,3,4, Richard Ciccarone5, Rick Antle6, Howard P Forman4,6,7 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA 2Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA 3Division of Cardiology,...
A publicly available score for evaluating hospital financial standing
Abstract Objectives To create a straightforward scoring procedure based on widely available, inexpensive financial data that provides an assessment of the financial health of a hospital. Design Methodological study. Setting Multicenter study. Participants All hospitals and health systems reporting the required financial metrics in 2017 were included for a total of 1,075 participants.
Chronically Late Municipal Bond Audits Further Delayed in FY 2018
By Richard A. Ciccarone, President of Merritt Research Services, an Investortools, Inc. Company Every year since 2007, Merritt Research Services1 (Merritt Research) reports the time it takes for municipal bond borrowers to complete their annual financial audits. The results of the study consistently show slower reporting relative to industry standards of the securities markets.
Chicago taxes increases can't be the only solution to budget shortfall
During her first 100 days, every word Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks and every action she takes will be anxiously analyzed and assessed to gauge the potential fiscal impact. Her first step must be to proactively offer a vision and an action plan that will strategically work toward the resolution of paying down pension liabilities while not impairing service delivery, infrastructure and economic initiatives.
Worried About Public Pensions? Counties Often Have Lower Burdens
Counties Often Underappreciated Despite Generally Improving Fund Balances and Lower Debt and Pension Liabilities By Richard A. Ciccarone County governments are generally a good place to start your search for governments with positive financial conditions as well as lower pension and debt liabilities. Since the Great Recession and Credit Crisis, counties have shown improving general fund balances, lower debt and better pension funding ratios.
Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities-Part Two: The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities - Public Pensions
Governmental credit quality is a byproduct of both the underlying economy and the cumulative decisions made by officials and citizens over time. The potential for severe strain tends to increase when both the economy and fiscal management break down, which can become even more likely if huge governmental liabilities loom in the backdrop. The slow, grinding recovery from the 2008 credit crisis has helped most state and local governments restore their coffers through an uptick in revenues.
Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities - Part One: Focus on Bond Ratings
Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing will likely earn a chapter or two in the municipal history books. In its aftermath, the role of credit quality has been reinforced and, to some extent, redefined. Much like the impact that New York City’s default had on the municipal bond market in 1975, Detroit’s bankruptcy has refocused attention on the credit quality of America’s cities.
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