Insights

With such significant growth in ambulatory surgery center volume and complexity, many in healthcare are asking: How will we manage profitability within the nonacute space? Allen Passerallo, Vizient VP, category management, orthopedics, discusses this very topic.read more

With extension of the 2017 tax cuts identified as a key priority for the incoming Trump administration, offsetting expense actions will be needed to avoid increasing the federal deficit. Hospital leaders should be prepared for potential cuts to both the Medicaid program and the enhanced ACA subsidies enacted in 2021.read more

As hospitals and health systems intensify their financial planning efforts, revisiting and refining the forecasting techniques and tools that guide their decisions has become paramount.read more

A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems.read more

With sights set on becoming the nation’s safest and most innovative academic health system, Florida Health Sciences Center CEO and President John D. Couris is marching full steam ahead by fostering a people-first culture — comfortable with disruption and change — to drive growth and patient-centric care coordination.read more

For many healthcare systems, the 340B Drug Pricing Program can be a saver ... and a stressor. That’s why systems like Intermountain Health have devoted centralized resources to helping their more than 20 care sites navigate the complex legislation.read more

Outpatient procedures are shifting to ASCs for efficiency and cost savings, posing challenges and risks for hospitals in maintaining market share.read more

Perhaps one of the biggest questions in healthcare right now is: How do we control the increasing cost trend? There’s no easy answer — but, according to Kristin Oberfeld, Vizient principal, it starts with understanding the market.read more

Health systems with substantial energy infrastructure may derive significant value from an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) partnership. Knowing what your health system wants from the partnership will help you identify the right structure for a successful partnership that aligns with your objectives.read more

A servant leader needs to be intellectually curious and strive to learn more from their employees as they lead. Every moment spent with caregivers and colleagues is a learning and a teaching moment.read more

Purchased services represent a significant—but often unknown and overlooked—opportunity for cost savings. Discovering and quantifying the size of this opportunity requires a lot of detective work, but for most organizations, it is a mystery worth solving.read more

Observation services grow, led by Medicare; focus on ED visits, ALOS for MA patients, strategic management, and impact of two-midnight/CMS rules.read more