HEALTHCARE LEASE FINANCING

In recent years, the healthcare industry has experienced significant turmoil in the certainty of revenue and access to capital markets. However, the need to update equipment, expand and contract service offerings, and to more effectively meet the needs of the local patient population has only intensified. These phenomena have underscored the need for flexibility in the procurement process—to include property, equipment, and personnel.

For this discussion, do the following:

• Locate at least one online resource (a link, article, or book, for example) pertaining to lease versus buy analyses in general or within the healthcare industry.
• In your discussion, examine the content and then share the resource (post your resource and use APA style). Summarize the resource(s) and what you find useful abo

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The article, also, establishes that leasing, too, has benefits. For instance, the system’s director at Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City opts for leasing since it is a better way to free up capital. Many healthcare organizations choose to conserve cash for other reasons such as operating expenses (Chuck, 2014)…

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