CEOs worry about money

Healthcare Purchasing News, Sept, 2003

Reduced reimbursement from government sources continues to be the top concern of hospital and health system CEOs, the latest American Hospital Association member poll suggests. The survey of 573 CEOs by the HSM Group found that 70 percent were concerned about reimbursements in the first six months of 2003, up from 66 percent in all of 2002.

Workforce issues were a top concern for 58 percent of the executives, down slightly from 70 percent last year. Medical liability/tort reform was an important issue for 26 percent, up from 19 percent in 2002, as was physician issues, at 26 percent the only other topic mentioned by more than a fifth of the CEOs surveyed.