Kaufman Hall Report Finds CFOs Feeling Unprepared for the Budgeting Challenges Ahead

The Chicago-based Kaufman Hall consulting firm this month released a new report, entitled “2020 Healthcare Financial Outlook: Performance Management Trends and Priorities.” Authored by Jay Spence, David Palkoner, and Kristopher Goetz, the report examines some of the very serious challenges facing the CFOs and other financial leaders of patient care organizations nationwide, as they attempt to cope with the pace of change, especially around reimbursement and operational costs; and the survey on which the report is based has found that 87 percent of respondents say cost reduction is...