Inspired by the monthly Harper's Index, and after a hiatus in this post category, here is April's index on random and useful stats and figures in healthcare and finance. 10-year annualized return for the S&P 500 Healthcare Sector Index: 13.7%; S ...
September’s Index
As a nod to the clever and entertaining Harper's index, here is September's healthcare and finance index. The decline in 2nd quarter hospital admissions for HCA Healthcare: 20%HCA is one of the largest hospitals in the US with 186 hospitals a ...
January’s Index
A new year and a new decade call for a refresh of the monthly index of interesting stats and blurbs on healthcare and finance. Inspired by the Harper's index. Enjoy. The estimated median % increase in earnings per share an S&P 1,000 firm by saving 10 ...
September’s Index
This month's index, inspired by the Harpers index, touches on charity care, gross margins, stock valuation metrics for three healthcare firms, sample UK health costs, algorithms, machine learning, and big data (just kidding on the last 3). The cost of ...
June’s Index
This month's index looks at turnover among the Forbes 400, 401k allocations, healthcare spend skews, bubbles, house sizes, cash flow per hospital bed, hospital returns on capital, the popularity of health and financial search terms, and more. Percent ...