…Windy City – chief financial officer in the health care industry are less optimistic about the state of the US economic system and their own company financial chance over the next six months than their vis-a-vis in other industries, according to a new study

Chicago-based audit and tax advisory firm grant William Thornton LLP conducted the survey from Mar XXII through April 5, 2010. respondent included 496 US Government chief financial officer and senior comptrollers, 37 of which were from health care companies.

Only a twenty-five pctage of health care chief financial officer thought their own company financial chance would improve , while 41 percentage thought that the US Government economic system would improve over the next six months .

16 percent of health care chief financial officer thought the economic system would come out of recession in 2010 .

"It’s easy to understand why so many health care chief financial officer are unsure about the financial future of their organizations." said Anne McGeorge, grant Thornton national managing partner of the wellness aid grouping "Much of the recently enacted health care reform legislation has yet to take effect, but one thing is certain: there will be a profound impact on hospital and most health care providers."

Additional survey issue found that, with regard to compensation and benefits, health care chief financial officer are slightly ahead of their vis-a-vis in planned salary addition and 401 lucifer , but behind in planned fillip addition .