Article Review: The New Break Even Analysis
Read the article The New Break-Even Analysis which looks at expanding how healthcare providers look at break-even analysis and includes some non-financial considerations.
Author of Article: James Laskaris and Katie Regan
Title of Article: The New Break-Even Analysis
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• Do you think the authors make a good case for expanding healthcare providers' methods of calculating break-even analysis? Why or Why Not?
• What non-financial factors do the authors believe need to be included in break-even analysis?
• How does the Affordable Care Act affect break-even analysis?
• Pick one of the two examples given in the article (robotics or prostrate surgery) and explain how the authors make their case for the new method of break-even analysis.