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Hospitals chasing productivity through staff cuts miss the root problem. Fix workflows, roles and scheduling first to unlock true labor efficiency.

Academic medical centers face growing financial pressure as reimbursement declines, costs rise, and traditional funding models evolve—requiring new strategies to sustain research, education, and patient care.

Explore why the Stryker cyberattack defied traditional playbooks—revealing new cybersecurity risks, operational disruptions, and critical lessons for healthcare organizations navigating evolving threats.

This week’s Gist Weekly covers major healthcare developments, including Stryker cyberattacks, Aetna’s settlement with the Justice Department, and a court blocking HHS vaccine schedule changes, with expert analysis for industry leaders.

Healthcare bankruptcies declined again in 2025, but ongoing financial pressures, policy uncertainty, and rising costs continue to challenge providers, signaling that underlying market stress remains.

Explore Kaufman Hall’s January 2026 National Hospital Flash Report for the latest data on hospital margins, volumes, revenue, and expenses across more than 1,300 U.S. hospitals.

In this Gist Healthcare Podcast episode, experts discuss why healthcare policy isn’t currently dominating Washington’s agenda—and how quickly that could shift amid evolving federal priorities and industry pressures.

Court orders Leapfrog Group to remove some safety grades, non-network plans proposed for ACA, healthcare jobs drop following strikes

The latest Vizient Research Institute study, The access imperative: Reimagining care delivery for a more complex patient population, concludes that the bulk of hospitalizations in the United States are due to chronic illness.

Learn how healthcare leaders are turning AI from hype into real value—improving operations, workforce efficiency, and patient experience through practical strategy and governance.

Explore how Kaufman Hall helped structure an award-winning $80M financing solution to build a modern hospital for the Navajo Nation, overcoming unique legal and funding barriers to improve access and outcomes for Indigenous populations.

Dive into this Gist Healthcare Podcast episode to understand how site-neutral payment reforms are shifting reimbursement realities for health systems and what strategic cost restructuring and operational alignment leaders must undertake to adapt and thrive.