GLG News by Former C-level Executives in the Accounting & Financial Analysis Councils in Member Programs

The first step is to find out what copays are in the Emergency Room. A simple Excel spreadsheet needs to be developed showing what Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial insurance and managed care companies require as a copay. The second step is to communicate to the Admissions department, insurance department;...

Some hospitals review swing bed utilization as follows: 1)Initial review within 24 hours to see if inpatient criteria are met. Criteria incorporate Severity of illness and Intensity of Service. Severity of Illness can be shortness of breath, multiple effusions or other symptoms. In other words, the...

The Health insurance industry is anticipating a profit windfall with the Universal Health Coverage proposals. Where is that money coming from? Will it come from the Federal government? Or, will the money come from a segment of society that has less influence on this debate? Could it be that the industries...

Infection Rates and Quality Indicators now impact reimbursement. The Revenue Cycle Team at a hospital must incorporate both features into any work plan.

Consolidation will occur in the industry The strongest companies will survive the downturn five years from now there will be significant changes to the industry  

There is too much liquidity in the US economy at present.  This has resulted in easy access to cheap debt capital. Eventually, the market will force a correction and excess liquidity in the economy will dry up.

Payment requirements under land option contracts are an important consideration when evaluating the cash flows of homebuilders.

There is widespread interest in the housing industry, housing stocks and bonds, etc.  This impacts many industries and companies.  The article offers my point of view about the current state of the homebuilding industry and suggests when and why things will turn around. 

There has been considerable recent press coverage about alleged mortgage abuses by Beazer Homes.This appears to be compounded by overall concerns about subprime mortgage activities.It is important to maintain perspective on this issue as it relates to Beazer

  Recent slowdowns in the absorption of housing inventories have resulted in a series of earnings charges from writeoff. of land deposits, preacquisition costs, goodwill and other intangibles, and the creation of valuation reserves for land, work in process and finished homes. This article...