On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, host Mark Ross interviews Kevin Holloran, Senior Director at Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency based out of New York and London. Together, they discuss the ongoing challenges in the industry and other topics affecting the credit ratings of hospitals and health systems.
Topics of discussion include:
Challenges faced by healthcare systems in the past 12 months and those expected to persist in the next 12 monthsCore credit drivers for healthcare systemsPrimary causes of healthcare system rating downgradesImpact of physician practices on credit ratingsImportance of financial ratios (margin, liquidity, capital structure) and those most relevant to healthcare systemsOutlook for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and its impact on the ratings processKey strategies healthcare systems plan to execute in the next three to five years
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