Until the uncertainty over health care reform in Washington, D.C. is resolved, most health system leaders are "hunkering down" on focusing only on "no regret" strategies, according to a survey by Miami-based BDC Advisors.
The survey's findings, based on conversations with a dozen senior executives from major health systems and academic medical centers, was discussed in the report "Healthcare Strategy in a Time of Uncertainty," published in the May-June issue of Healthcare Financial Management Association's Leadership magazine.
Most of the executives say they are not significantly expanding their budgets, including holding off on major capital improvements, until the midterm elections next year, according to the study's authors, Aamer Mumtaz, Dr. Alan London and Dr. David Fairchild.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
