Could Three Bills Bury Your Hospital’s Bottom Line?

Posted by Chris Pace on October 27, 2009 under Hospital Management | Be the First to Comment

What’s happening in Washington with healthcare reform is laughable in the world of business. Well, laughable may not be apropos as so many people’s livelihoods and well-being are at stake. Still, it would be preposterous for a company to inform its top employees that they are receiving a 21% pay cut, not because they are doing a lousy job, but because the bean counters used the wrong formula to calculate their salaries. It wouldn’t happen. That company would be the laughing stock on Wall Street.

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