So-called embedded leases may not be the first thing you think of when considering the effects of ASU 2016-02 under the new FASB standard for lease accounting. But this much-anticipated new rule can provide a forcing mechanism for how your business treats leases tied to service contracts. … READ MORE >
Health care
Want a fuller picture of biotech’s promise? Look beyond the public markets
The biotech ecosystem and the capital markets in which it operates are complex; viewing this sector through the lens of the public markets doesn’t provide a complete picture of its promise to investors. … READ MORE >
Investors eye hospital revenue bonds in search of yield
Investors are eyeing higher-yield hospital revenue bonds amid bargain prices underscored by the 10-year US Treasury, which is priced at its lowest level since 2017. But health systems have not yet stepped up to issue more debt to meet demand. … READ MORE >
Health care deal outlook for 2019 good, despite slow start to year–panel
Health care deals are down to start 2019, but the outlook is good, largely due to of the amount of dry powder on the sidelines, a recent panel of private equity professionals noted earlier this month. … READ MORE >
Time to get real on GDP and gasoline prices–read The Real Economy
In this issue of The Real Economy, RSM Chief Economist Joe Brusuelas reviews leading indicators of economic activity as the United States heads into the late innings of this current business cycle. … READ MORE >
Why health systems are buying into schools to offset their labor shortage
Recent tie-ups between health care systems and schools that provide medical training may signal the beginning of a trend within the health-care ecosystem — to remain competitive, providers must to boost their access to skilled labor by owning a piece of the talent pipeline or building programs that get them closer to it. … READ MORE >
Apple Heart Study should not dampen industry view of health tech
On March 16, Stanford researchers released results from the Apple Heart Study; this significant research project relied on data gleaned from some 420,000 adult Americans who agreed to wear an Apple Watch that monitored their cardiac rhythms to identify irregularities. … READ MORE >
As telemedicine grows, a ‘digital front door’ lowers health-care costs
Telemedicine—like other industries where digitization of service has transformed an entire ecosystem—is dramatically changing health care delivery. Frequently health systems are partnering with telemedicine providers to build out a digital front door to patient care. … READ MORE >
Health care adds 38,600 Jobs in February, but is that enough?
Recent employment releases, while generally positive, belie a systemic problem in the health care labor market: How will health systems, payers and other providers possibly find enough of the right people to deliver the care their patients expect? … READ MORE >
Medicaid expansion to lift health care in 2019
Four states—Idaho, Nebraska, Utah and Montana— included Medicaid expansion on their ballots in 2018’s midterm elections. Montana’s ballot item was a renewal of expansion, which failed; the three other states saw Medicaid expansion initiatives pass, and we expect health care providers in those states to benefit in 2019. In addition, … … READ MORE >