Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last When Financial Performance Matters We have entered a financial moment when paying attention to the sunk cost fallacy will be central to maintaining, or recovering, the financial, clinical, and mission strength of America’s hospitals. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman 2022 State of the Healthcare Consumer Report In the two and half years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, consumer behavior has shifted dramatically—and potentially irreversibly—in every aspect of American life. Research Report Building Strong Consumer Relationships in the Value-Based Care Era: A New Approach Organizations that pursue consumer strategies and value-based approaches together will be much more likely to achieve their goals while increasing their ability to effectively compete against new industry entrants. Research Report Pursuing Post-Pandemic Growth Opportunities A successful strategy for growth defines a long-term view of your organization’s future. New factors emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic have intensified the imperative for growth; this article explores how to define the why and how of your growth strategy in a changed marketplace. Research Report Amazon and One Medical: What’s Going on Here? Amazon’s recent acquisition of primary care company One Medical raises critical questions about what impact this deal could have on the way health care is delivered in the United States. Article Building Toward Actionable Risk Management In the current environment—with an uncertain recovery from COVID’s impacts, workforce shortages, heightened geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and rising interest rates... Article Covenant Challenges Signal Need to Chart a Path to Sustainability The possibility of breached covenants is a symptom of deeper problems that require an all-hands-on-deck approach to get back on a sustainable path. Blog A Special Workforce Edition of the National Hospital Flash Report A nationwide shortage of healthcare workers made worse by the pandemic, and hospital and health systems’ increased reliance on contract labor, is driving expenses upward and contributing to steep declines in profit margins, according to a Special Workforce Edition of Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report. Research Report A Roadmap for the Future With plans for an administrative restructuring finalized, a university completes its roadmap to financial sustainability. Some early successes help boost momentum. Blog Integrating the Consumer—A Practical Approach for Healthcare Organizations Well-resourced competitors to hospitals and health systems are aggressively using consumer-focused strategies to gain a foothold in the industry. Providers that integrate consumer... Article Developing a Point of View About Inflation In February, U.S. inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index grew 7.9% year-over-year, the highest increase in four decades. The factors influencing the current inflationary... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Making Difficult Decisions With the need for further cost savings to ensure long-term financial viability, university leadership makes difficult decisions on underperforming programs. Blog Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page › Last page Last
When Financial Performance Matters We have entered a financial moment when paying attention to the sunk cost fallacy will be central to maintaining, or recovering, the financial, clinical, and mission strength of America’s hospitals. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
2022 State of the Healthcare Consumer Report In the two and half years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, consumer behavior has shifted dramatically—and potentially irreversibly—in every aspect of American life. Research Report
Building Strong Consumer Relationships in the Value-Based Care Era: A New Approach Organizations that pursue consumer strategies and value-based approaches together will be much more likely to achieve their goals while increasing their ability to effectively compete against new industry entrants. Research Report
Pursuing Post-Pandemic Growth Opportunities A successful strategy for growth defines a long-term view of your organization’s future. New factors emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic have intensified the imperative for growth; this article explores how to define the why and how of your growth strategy in a changed marketplace. Research Report
Amazon and One Medical: What’s Going on Here? Amazon’s recent acquisition of primary care company One Medical raises critical questions about what impact this deal could have on the way health care is delivered in the United States. Article
Building Toward Actionable Risk Management In the current environment—with an uncertain recovery from COVID’s impacts, workforce shortages, heightened geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and rising interest rates... Article
Covenant Challenges Signal Need to Chart a Path to Sustainability The possibility of breached covenants is a symptom of deeper problems that require an all-hands-on-deck approach to get back on a sustainable path. Blog
A Special Workforce Edition of the National Hospital Flash Report A nationwide shortage of healthcare workers made worse by the pandemic, and hospital and health systems’ increased reliance on contract labor, is driving expenses upward and contributing to steep declines in profit margins, according to a Special Workforce Edition of Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report. Research Report
A Roadmap for the Future With plans for an administrative restructuring finalized, a university completes its roadmap to financial sustainability. Some early successes help boost momentum. Blog
Integrating the Consumer—A Practical Approach for Healthcare Organizations Well-resourced competitors to hospitals and health systems are aggressively using consumer-focused strategies to gain a foothold in the industry. Providers that integrate consumer... Article
Developing a Point of View About Inflation In February, U.S. inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index grew 7.9% year-over-year, the highest increase in four decades. The factors influencing the current inflationary... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Making Difficult Decisions With the need for further cost savings to ensure long-term financial viability, university leadership makes difficult decisions on underperforming programs. Blog