DOTmed February 24, 2025
Healthcare finance leaders anticipate limited financial improvements in 2025, and are prioritizing operational improvements and cost management strategies over margin growth, according to a new report from Strata Decision Technology.
The 2025 CFO Outlook for Healthcare report, based on a survey of more than 100 healthcare finance professionals, found that 44% of respondents expect their organizations’ operating margins to remain unchanged this year. Meanwhile, 36% foresee an increase, while 14% anticipate a decline. Despite this tempered outlook, 96% of respondents expressed confidence in their teams’ ability to adapt to evolving financial and market conditions.
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