Dupuis Patrick J, Kaufman Kenneth
BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 2007 Jul;61(7):58-64, 66.
BJC HealthCare's experience exemplifies several basic principles of a finance-based approach to capital. Organizations that adopt this approach look to improve processes first, remove costs second, and spend capital last. Multiyear planning is required to quantitatively identify the profitability and liquidity requirements of strategic initiatives and address essential funding and financing issues.
