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Hospitals and health systems are first and foremost healthcare providers. However, they have also accumulated substantial real estate holdings, making them some of the largest property...

2020 was off to a strong start in hospital merger and acquisition activity, with the number of announced transactions in Q1 among the highest seen in the past four years. Then the COVID...

Hospitals and health systems nationwide felt the impacts of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases in November, continuing months of volatility brought on by the pandemic. Margins were down and...

For hospitals and health systems focused on transforming how they deliver care to their patients and communities, the prospect of merging with a counterpart organization and creating a...

Healthcare organizations have rotated toward a transactional operating platform because that platform is highly correlated to efficient operations, consistent levels of clinical care, and excellent financial performance.

After several years of research and development, the automated teller machine made its first appearance in 1967 at a branch of London’s Barclay’s Bank. Two years later, the first U.S. ATM was installed at a branch of the Chemical Bank on Long Island.

October was a challenging month for hospitals and health systems nationwide amid ongoing instability spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Margins and volumes fell, revenues flattened, and...

The nation’s hospitals continue to face an uncertain operating environment, with margins fluctuating from month to month. Although September 2020 margins were above September 2019...

The Physician Flash Report features real-time physician production, compensation, and operating expense data that is updated quarterly. Read more!

Kaufman Hall has been tracking the growing influence of consumer decision-making in healthcare—commonly referred to as “consumerism”—for the past five years. Changes in the consumer...

For the past 3 years, we've surveyed hospitals and health systems on their performance improvement and cost transformation efforts. This year, these efforts met an historic challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Margins have consistently performed below 2019 levels as a result. Even so, the last few months had shown some signs of potential progress, with margins increasing incrementally month-over-month.