Healthcare reform adds complexities for today's CFO.
The profile of the typical senior financial executive in a hospital or corporate healthcare setting has changed little over the past two years. A November 1992 survey of CFOs by HFMA and Zimmerman & Associates, Inc., which updates a similar survey conducted in 1990, showed that the typical healthcare CFO is an extremely busy 41-year-old male with a postgraduate education who has held the position of CFO for six years. Survey findings also reveal that the CFO title is the predominant title for senior financial executives in healthcare facilities. For those receiving incentive compensation, the average compensation in 1992 was 11.7 percent of base salary. Within the context of career advancement, the CFO is most interested in learning more about healthcare reform; declining operating margins was seen as the CFO's most significant career challenge.
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