Insights

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 lea... read more

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

Complexity of care, involvement of multiple specialists and fragmented systems are challenging for older adults and their caregivers. As the aging population rapidly increases, it’s vital for health ... 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 tha... read more

As health systems enter a period of relative stabilization following the pandemic and its inflationary aftermath, many leaders are rethinking their organization’s enterprise strategy... 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... 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... 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, bu... 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

As organizations increasingly adopt a service line planning model, integrated strategic financial planning is more critical than ever... read more